After the fall of Poland in August 1939, the Soviet Union returned to Lithuania the western strip of the so-called Vilnius District. After the First World War, for some 20 years, the District had been the object of a bitter dispute between Lithuania … [Read more...] about Dūkštas (Zar.) and Dūkštas (Vln.)
Ukmergė 1919 – 1921
Ukmergė is a district centre in Aukštaitija (eastern part of Lithuania), approx. half-way between Vilnius and Panevėžys. During the German withdrawal from Russia at the end of First World War the town was entered by the Red Army (First Brigade of the … [Read more...] about Ukmergė 1919 – 1921
Tverai 1921
Tverai is a historic township in Žemaitija, aprox. half-way between Telšiai and Šilalė. In earlier years the locality was also known as Tveriai. It had no resident postal facility either during the czarist period or the German occupation in World War … [Read more...] about Tverai 1921
Baltic Philatelic Exposition in Schongau, 1946
The second and eventually half-century lasting Soviet occupation of the three Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) in 1944 brought about a significant exodus of the population moving westward, mainly to Germany and to a lesser extent to … [Read more...] about Baltic Philatelic Exposition in Schongau, 1946
Mosėdis (also Mosėdys)
Mosėdis is a township in northwestern Lithuania (Žemaitija), 12 km south of Skuodas and half-way to Salantai. The locality seems to have had no postal facility in czarist times, as it does not appear in Harry von Hofmann's listing in Baltische … [Read more...] about Mosėdis (also Mosėdys)