Every week we compile list of rare stamps and covers on the market. These are some of the most interesting philatelic items that we felt are interesting enough for collectors to browse.
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Lithuania 1919 Postcard to Silute Heykrug
A nice and rare 1919 postcard from Rusne to Silute (Heydekrug).
eBay Listing – Ended: Mar 01, 2010. Sold: $14
Lithuania 1933 Airmail Registered Cover to Belgium
A nice and rare 1933 airmail cover to Belgium. Very similar cover recently sold for $45.
eBay Listing – Ended: Mar 06, 2010. Sold: $32
Lithuania 1924 Airmail Cover Mi185 variety
A rare 1924 airmail cover bearing several stamps including Mi185 stamp variety (inverted 50 ct overprint) and Mi186II (dot in the top rosette)
eBay Listing – Ended: Feb 19, 2010. Sold: $183
Lithuania 1935 Vaitkus Flight Cover Lituanica II
A rare 1935 flight cover carried on the second transatlantic flight from New York to Kaunas by a Lithuanian-American aviator Felix Waitkus (Feliksas Vaitkus). Because of some seriously bad weather en-route, his plane Lituanica II was forced to land in Ireland near Ballinrobe. Mail bag with 998 letters was transferred to Lithuania personally by the pilot himself where each letter was postmarked at the Kaunas Central Post Office. Feliksas Vaitkus was sixth pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic.
eBay Listing – Ended: Feb 21, 2010. Sold: $365