Forgeries of these stamps (Scott C59, Michel 344) were made for packet trade. Both the originals and forgeries are lithographed but forgeries are more crudely re-produced. Forgeries exist both in perforated and imperforate.  There are a number of distinguishing characteristics of these forged stamps. The key characteristics of Lithuania Mi 344 of the Michel 344 (Scott C59) genuine and forged stamp are illustrated below. The first three letters of the inscription “D.L.K. Gediminas” are deformed. Some of these forgeries have grease watermarks.

The key identifying characteristics