The National Museum of Lithuania simultaneously releases two new books on postal history.
First book, “The Post in Lithuania Before 1918: Parcels, Postmarks and Postal Markings” describes the development of the postal system in Lithuania in the 18th–19th centuries, the period from the Third Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1795) to the proclamation of the independent state of Lithuania in 1918. The second book, “The Post in Lithuania in 1918–1940: The Establishment and Activity of the Public Post, and the Issuing of Postage Stamps” focuses on the efforts to build an organised and efficient postal system of the Independent Lithuanian state, which successfully functioned in the general structure of the Universal Postal Union until the Soviet occupation in 1940.
The publications are the result of long-term cooperation between Julija Normantienė (National Museum of Lithuania) and the well-known collector Vygintas Bubnys.
A detailed presentation and review of the books will be published in the next issue of LPS Journal.
The official release of the books takes place in Vilnius at the National Museum of Lithuania (Arsenalo g. 1) on September 18, 2014. The books, priced at 160 LTL (ca. $60) for both, can be purchased at the admissions desk. Later these books will be sold at the museum store.
The event on Thursday also features two award-winning philatelic exhibits by Dr. Bubnys: “Lithuania: airmail to and from foreign countries” and “Lithuania 1918-1937.”
Bibliographical data:
Series: “Muziejus ir kolekcininkas”
Book (4): “Paštas Lietuvoje iki 1918 metų: siuntos, antspaudai, žymos”
Authors: Vygintas Bubnys and Julija Normantienė
Language: Lithuanian
Hardcover: 339 pages
ISBN: 978-609-8039-48-1
Publisher: Lietuvos Nacionalinis Muziejus
Year: 2014
Series: “Muziejus ir kolekcininkas”
Book (5): “Paštas Lietuvoje 1918–1940 metais: valstybės pašto kūrimas ir veikla, ženklų leidyba”
Authors: Vygintas Bubnys and Julija Normantienė
Language: Lithuanian
Hardcover: 582 pages
ISBN: 978-609-8039-50-4
Publisher: Lietuvos Nacionalinis Muziejus
Year: 2014
Shipping cost
The weight of both books is 4.224 kg (9.32 lbs). Shipping charges therefore will be substantial, depending on the destination:
UK – 101.24 LTL ($37.63)
France – 78.11 LTL ($29.03)
Germany – 84.97 LTL ($31.58)
Russia – 104.57 LTL ($38.87)
Australia – 255.98 LTL ($95.14)
Canada – 156.13 LTL ($58.03)
USA – 154.50 LTL ($57.42)