Postage stamps and postal history of Lithuania
- Postage stamps and postal history of Lithuania
The postal history of Lithuania started around X or XII century or even earlier, with pre-Christian messaging system known as "krivūlė". The first mail service was introduced in 1562, connecting Vilnius with Kraków, and Venice.
The first Lithuanian postage stamps ("Baltukai" issue) were issued in Vilnius is 1918. After the 1940 occupation by Soviet Union, Lithuanian postage stamps replaced to Soviet ones. After restoration of independence (1990) Lithuanian stamps were issued again ("Angelas" issue).
There were also several local and occupation issues - "LTSR" (Soviet occupation reprints on Lithuanian stamps), several 1941 post-Soviet reprints on Soviet stamps (Vilnius, Raseiniai and other local offices), WW-I German local issues ("Post gebiet ob. Ost"), Central Lithuania issues ("Litwa Środkowa"), Klaipeda issues ("Memel") and others.
External links
* [http://burgzt.laikas.lt/filatelija/ Lithuanian postage stamps 1918-1940]
* [http://www.post.lt/katalogas/ Lithuanian postage stamps from 1990 on Lithuania Post official page]
References
* [http://www.post.lt/lt/?id=101 History of Lithuanian Post Office]
* Lithuanian postage stamp catalogue ISBN 5-417-00448-0
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