Provisional Box and Line Postmarks

Postal provisional box and line postmarks used in the Lithuanian territory between 1918 and 1922. These provisional cancellations and temporary markings were used until the introduction of the Lithuanian standard postmarks.

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Box and Line Cancels (1918-1922)

Andriejavas Date: (5.VI.1922)		Batakiai Date: (9.IV.1919)		Gargzdai Date: (28.VI.1919)
Grinkiskis Date: (-)		Grodno Date: (2.I.1919)		Jeznas Date: (-)

Kaltinenai Date: (4.XI.1921)		Kaunas Date: (3.I.1919)		Kaunas Date: (-)
Kavarskas Date: (25.IV.1921)		Kelme Date: (14.VIII.1919)		Kelme Date: (11.IX.1919)

Kelme Date: (15.X.1919)		Kraziai Date: (1919)		Luse Date: (25.II.1919)
LygumaiDate: (28.VII.1921)		Mazeikiai Date: (9.VIII.1919)		Naumiestis (Sak) Date: (2.II.1919)

Naumiestis (Tau) Date: (12.V.1919)		Nemaksciai Date: (I.1920)		Panemunis Date: (21.XII.1919)
Pilviskiai Date: (X.1919)		Pilviskiai Date: (-)		Rietavas Date: (24.III.1919)

Sugargas Date: (21.IV.1921)		Sakiai Date: (11.III.1919)		Sakiai Date: (21.V.1919)
Sakiai Date: (-)		Silale Date: (1919)		Taurage Date: (21.III.1919)

Tytavenai Date: (5.IX.1919)		Vainutas Date: (5.X.1920)		Varniai Date: (4.VII.1919)
Veivirzenai Date: (14.IX.1919)		Vievis Date: (8.I.1920)		Vilkija Date: (1.III.1919)

Vilkija Date: (26.XII.1919)		Vilnius Date: (27.XII.1918)		Zeimiai Date: (25.II.1919)
Zeimiai Date: (14.IX.1919)		Ploksciai Date: (1939)

Other Known Box and Line Cancels