The first release of Kaunas (Lithuania 1919)

29 January (Lithuania ) within release The first release of Kaunas goes into circulation Stamp The first release of Kaunas face value 30 Lithuanian groat

Stamp The first release of Kaunas in catalogues
Michel:	Mi:LT 12
Stamp Number:	Sn:LT 12

Stamp is square format.

Printed 1919. January 29. (I edition), 1919. February 6. (II edition) Printed in State Printing House (Kaunas). Sheet is about 136x111 mm (First edition) and 141x115 mm (Second edition) size. Sheets of 20 (5x4 layout) stamps. Inperforated edges. Was officially published only two runs. The third and fourth runs are considered unofficial and called Marijampole, because it is such seal has been largely stamped on these circulations characters or even entire pages. Marijampolė circulations paper a little lighter than I and II runs. Signs with the seal of Kaunas (į 1919 02 05) and the purple stamped ""Grodno"" is a first edition. Also in Russian. ""Lunenskaja"". After 1919 02 05 stamp seals ""Kaunas"" includes a second print run. Variantai: A Inperforated B Double print C "" ietuvos"" instead of ""Lietuvos"" D "" etuvos"" instead of ""Lietuvos"" E "" tuvos"" instead of ""Lietuvos"" F "" tuv "" instead of ""Lietuvos"" G ""Liet s"" instead of ""Lietuvos"" H Left a lack of oval frame I Thin ""š"" in the word ""paštas"" J All frame ovals higher K Higher one oval frame L A wider plate frame M In the second half of another brand stamp nd Upper right oval inclined from the vertical line

Also in the issue The first release of Kaunas:

• Stamp - The first release of Kaunas face value 10;
• Stamp - The first release of Kaunas face value 15;
• Stamp - The first release of Kaunas face value 20;
• Stamp - The first release of Kaunas face value 30;