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You are here: Home / Website News / The Kaunas collection of Lithuania

The Kaunas collection of Lithuania

April 17, 2013 By Audrius Brazdeikis

The remarkable Kaunas collection of Lithuania (1918-1941) with many rare and unique items goes up for sale at Cherrystone in New York on May 14, 2013.

Highlights include:

LITHUANIA First Vilnius Issue 1918, 10sk, horizontal pair imperforate between, one of only 3-4 known.

LT-1918-Mi-1-pair-imperforate-between-lot-2008

LITHUANIA First Kaunuas Issue 1919 15sk black, sheet of 20, error “5” instead of “15” (position 16), Only 13 (!) known, ex-Matuzas, where is realized $3,450 (!)

LT-1919-error-5-position-16-CTO-sheet-Lot-2030

LITHUANIA Second Anniversary of Independence Issue 1920 10sk brown, 30sk purple, violet and brown imperf. plate proofs on woven paper, also two black proofs.

LT-1920-2nd-Anniversary-plate-proofs-2087

LITHUANIA National Assembly Special Issue 1920 in blocks of four. Only a few sets of blocks exist.

LT-1920-Special-color-issue-blocks-x4-Lot-2109

LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1921 Allegory of Flight, unadapted design 20sk (four) and 40sk (one), various colors, imperforate essays.

LT-1921-Unadapted-design-allegory-of-flight-lot-2313

LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1922 30c on 4auk, carmine surcharge triple.

LT-1922-Air-post-surchage-tripple-lot-2331

LITHUANIA “De Jure” Issue 1922 8auk ultramarine & bistre, imperforate corner sheet margin block of four.

LT-1922-De-Jure-imperforate-cover-block-Lot-2143

LITHUANIA Klaipeda – Memel Issue 1923 5c, 10c, 15c, 25c, 1L, 2L and 5L, seven different imperforate pairs.

LT-1923-Klaipeda-Memel-imperforate-pairs-Lot-2182

LITHUANIA Supplementary Definitive Issues 1923 25c blue, watermarked wH intersecting mesh, top sheet margin block of four (Mi 215).

LT-1923-Mi-215-block-x4-Lot-2213

LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1924 60c rose, without watermark, block of four.

LT-1924-60c-no-watermark-block-x4-Lot-2344

LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1935 (September) Lituanica II New York to Kaunas Flight Issue, overprinted in red “Oro Pastas Lituanica 1934 New York-Kaunas” on 50c brown olive, green, imperf. block of four signed “Lt. Felix Vaitkus 6-30-36”

LT-1935-Ovprinted-Oro-Pasta-Vaitkus-signed-block-x4-lot-2373

LITHUANIA Air Post Air Post 1935 F.Vaitkus commemorative issue, 40c carmine rose & blue, overprinted in black “F.Vaitkus Nugalejo Atlanta 21-22-IV-1935” (F.Vaitkus Conquered the Atlantic), block of 12.

LT-1935-Mi-404-in-block-x12-Lot-2376

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