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