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Marijampolė 1919-1920

Feb 1st, 2010 | By Vytautas Doniela | Category: postal history

During the German occupation in WWI, Marijampolė (sometimes spelt Mariampolė without ā€œjā€), had a civilian post office within the Postgebiet Ob.-Ost system, named Mariampol. It was opened on April 20, 1916 and closed on December 29, 1918. Mariampolė was among the earliest post offices to be taken over from the German system. The first postmaster [...]