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You are here: Home / Stamp Collecting / Rare Stamps and Covers / Rare stamps and covers (Jan 2013)

Rare stamps and covers (Jan 2013)

January 5, 2013 By Audrius Brazdeikis

Lithuania 1940 Soviet occupation inverted overprint

Soviet occupation issue – inverted “LTSR 1940 VII 21 overprint on a 10 cent stamp. Only 100 known in existence.

Lithuania 1940 Mi 451K used

eBay listing – Ended: Jan 29, 2013. Sold: $183 (26 bids)

Lithuania 1939 Semi Postal Basketball Imperforate Sets

1939 Lithuania semi postal Basketball issue set was issued to commemorate and support the third European Basketball Championship held in Kaunas, May 21-28, 1939. Only 500 each of the 15+10 and 30+15 and only 200 each of the 60+40 issued (Mi 429U-431U).

Lithuania 1939 Imperforate Semipostal Basketball

eBay listing – Ended: Jan 21, 2013. Sold: $521 (17 bids)

Lithuania 1923 Supplementary Definitive Issue

MNH rare in this condition. 5 cent (no watermark) Mi 211Y. Block of 4 recently sold for $1600.

eBay listing – Ended: Jan 17, 2013. Sold: $165 (9 bids)

Lithuania 1932 Zeppelin flown cover to South America

GRAF ZEPPELIN LZ 127 FLIGHT # 286, Sixth South America Flight 1932, October 21 – 27, 1932, From Kaunas, Lithuania to Pernambuco, Brazil, Kaunas, 21-Oct; Berlin transit postmark dated 23-Oct; Pernambuco 27-Oct.

Graf Zeppelin LZ-127 Flight 286

eBay listing – Ended: Jan 18, 2013. Sold: $205 (20 bids)

Lithuania 1932 Zeppelin flown cover to South America

GRAF ZEPPELIN LZ 127 FLIGHT # 282, Sixth South America Flight 1932, October 8 – 19, 1932, From Kaunas, Lithuania to Pernambuco, Brazil, Kaunas, 8-Oct; No Berlin transit postmark; Pernambuco 19-Oct.

Graf Zeppelin LZ-127 Flight 282

eBay listing – Ended: Jan 18, 2013. Sold: $330 (13 bids)

Lithuania 1932 Zeppelin flown cover to South America

GRAF ZEPPELIN LZ 127 FLIGHT # 279, Sixth South America Flight 1932, September 24 – 29, 1932, From Kaunas, Lithuania to Pernambuco, Brazil, Kaunas, 24-Sep; Berlin transit postmark dated 25-Sep; Pernambuco 29-Sep.

Graf Zeppelin LZ-127 Flight 279

eBay listing – Ended: Jan 18, 2013. Sold: $330 (26 bids)

Lithuania 1920 French military mail

A rare 1920 military mail cover to France cancelled by boxed “Mission Militaire Francaise en Lithuanie Franchise Postale / Le Vaguemestre” in violet.

 Lithuania 1920 mission militaire francaise en Lituaniereverse sie of the above cover

Christoph Gärtner Auction – Ending: Jan 24, 2013. Currently: 500€

Lithuania Mi 404 postally used item

Mi 404 used, on cut out piece tied by nice cancel dated 7.VII.36 Kaunas centr. “V”. A rare example of postally used item. It is by far more common to find this overprinted stamp in mint condition or used and attached to a special Vaitkus flight covers with the Kaunas centr. “J” cancel dated 31.X.35. Expert certificate by Arvid Rucins.

Lithuania 1935 Mi 404 postally used

eBay listing – Ended: Jan 11, 2013. Sold: $510 (26 bids)

Filed Under: Rare Stamps and Covers Tagged With: Basketball 1939, Lithuania Mi 451K, Mi 404, mission militaire francaise en Lituanie, Vaitkus overprint

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