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You are here: Home / Provisional Postmarks / Provisional Manuscript Cancels

Provisional Manuscript Cancels

January 3, 2010 By Audrius Brazdeikis

These early manuscript markings are very rare. Postmasters used pen cancellations because they did not have standard hand stamps. These manuscript cancels were used until the introduction of the Lithuanian standard postmarks.

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Manuscript Cancels (1919-1922)

 
Cekiske   Gargzdai   Kalvarija
Cekiske
Date: (10.IV.1921)
  Gargzdai
Date: (27.II.1919)
  Kalvarija
Date: (31.V.1919)
 
Kedainiai   Krekenava   Kretinga
Kedainiai
Date: (9.IV.1919)
  Krekenava
Date: (29.XI.1919)
  Kretinga
Date: (8.IV.1919)
 
 
Kupiskis   Kursenai   Pilviskiai
Kupiskis
Date: (-)
  Kursenai
Date: (25.IV.1919)
  Pilviskiai
Date: (21.IV.1919)
 
Prienai   Seda   Seinai
Prienai
Date: (22.VIII.1919)
  Seda
Date: (10.X.1919)
  Seinai
Date: (13.V.1919)
 
 
Sakiai   Telsiai   Tirksiai
Sakiai
Date: (5.V.1919)
  Telsiai
Date: (29.III.1919)
  Tirksliai
Date: (10.V.1919)
 
Veliuona   Vilkaviskis   Zagare
Veliuona
Date: (5.III.1919)
  Vilkaviskis
Date: (5.II.1919)
  Zagare
Date: (20.IV.1919)
 
 
Zelva    
Zelva
Date: (2.II.1922)
       
 

Other Known Manuscript Cancels

Josvainiai Date: (6.XII.1919)
Kaisedorys Date: (1.VII.1919)
Kejdany Date: (1919)
Kelme Date: (24.IV.1919)
Kybartai Date: (4.VIII.1919)
Pasvalys Date: (17.IX.1919)
Plunge Date: (24.IV.1919)
Seirijai Date: (20.VIII.1920)
Skaudvile Date: (29.XI.1919)
Siauliai Date: (12.VIII.1919)
Varniai Date: (8.V.1919)
Zeimelis Date: (12.X.1919)
 

Filed Under: Provisional Postmarks Tagged With: manuscript, provisional cancels

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