Lithuania ISD

The independence of Lithuania was declared on 16th February 1918

Currency
1918100 Skatiku=1 Auksinas
1922100 Centu=1 Litas

Watermarks
Scales-Horizontal fish scales
Vertical scales-Vertical fish scales
VWL-Vertical thick wavy lines
VHC-Vertical honeycomb pattern
HHC-Horizontal honeycomb pattern
JE-Jagged edged vertical rectangle just smaller than stamp
RT-Horizontal and diagonal lines linked in apparently random pattern like railway tracks
SW-Overlapping vertical sine waves
ZT-The letter Z and a trident type device in horizontal rows
IL-Intersecting horizontal and vertical lenses

BSD NoValueColourDescriptionPerforationWatermarkPaperDate of IssueNumber IssuedComment
First Vilnius issue - thin figures of value - large surrounding circles
110sBlackInscribed Lietuvos 10 skatiqh pasta in four rows11.5 Buff27/12/18  
215sBlackInscribed Lietuvos 15 skatiqh pasta in four rows11.5 Buff27/12/18  
Second Vilnius issue - thick figures of value
310sBlackInscribed Lietuvos 10 skatiqh pasta in four rows11.5 Buff31/12/18  
415sBlackInscribed Lietuvos 15 skatiqh pasta in four rows11.5 Buff31/12/18  
520sBlackInscribed Lietuvos 20 skatiqh pasta in four rows11.5 Buff31/12/18  
630sBlackInscribed Lietuvos 30 skatiqh pasta in four rows11.5 Buff31/12/18  
740sBlackInscribed Lietuvos 40 skatiqh pasta in four rows11.5 Buff31/12/18  
850sBlackInscribed Lietuvos 50 skatiqh pasta in four rows11.5 Buff31/12/18  
First Kaunus issue - small surrounding circles
910sBlackInscribed Lietuvos 10 skatikh pastas in four rows11.5 Buff28/01/19  
1015sBlackInscribed Lietuvos 15 skatikh pastas in four rows11.5 Buff28/01/19   
10a5 for 15sBlackInscribed Lietuvos 5 skatikh pastas in four rows - occurs twice per sheet11.5 Buff28/01/19   
1120sBlackInscribed Lietuvos 20 skatikh pastas in four rows11.5 Buff28/01/19   
1230sBlackInscribed Lietuvos 30 skatikh pastas in four rows11.5 Buff28/01/19   
Second Kaunus Issue - small surrounding circles - three rows of text
1310sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas 10 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff18/02/19   
1415sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas 15 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff18/02/19   
1520sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas 20 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff18/02/19   
15a20sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas 20 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff18/02/19   
1630sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas 30 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff18/02/19   
1740sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas 40 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff18/02/19   
1850sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas 50 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff18/02/19   
1960sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas 60 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff03/03/19   
Third Kaunus issue - small surrounding circles - three rows of text currency twice
First issued on 1/3/19 in sheets of 20 and then re-issued in sheets of 160 including all values
2010sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 10 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff01/03/19   
2115sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 15 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff01/03/19   
2220sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 20 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff01/03/19   
2330sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 30 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff01/03/19   
2440sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 40 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff01/03/19   
2550sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 50 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff01/03/19   
2660sBlackInscribed Lietuvos pastas sk. 60 sk. in three rows11.5 Buff01/03/19   
First Berlin issue
2710sRoseArms of Lithuania10.5ScalesGrey granite17/02/19   
2815sVioletArms of Lithuania10.5ScalesGrey granite17/02/19   
28a15sVioletArms of Lithuania11.5*10.5ScalesGrey granite17/02/19   
2930sOrangeArms of Lithuania10.5ScalesGrey granite17/02/19   
29a30sOrangeArms of Lithuania11.5*10.5ScalesGrey granite17/02/19   
Second Berlin issue
3010sRoseArms of Lithuania11.5*12ScalesGrey granite20/03/19   
30a10sRoseArms of Lithuania11.5ScalesGrey granite20/03/19   
3115sVioletArms of Lithuania11.5*12ScalesGrey granite20/03/19   
31a15sVioletArms of Lithuania11.5ScalesGrey granite20/03/19   
3220sBlueArms of Lithuania11.5*12ScalesGrey granite20/03/19   
32a20sBlueArms of Lithuania11.5ScalesGrey granite20/03/19   
3330sOrangeArms of Lithuania14ScalesGrey granite20/03/19   
3440sChocolateArms of Lithuania11.5*12ScalesGrey granite20/03/19   
34a40sChocolateArms of Lithuania14ScalesGrey granite20/03/19   
3550sBlue-greenArms of Lithuania12*11.5Vertical scalesGrey granite20/03/19   
35a50sBlue-greenArms of Lithuania11.5Vertical scalesGrey granite20/03/19   
3675sCarmine and yellowArms of Lithuania12*11.5Vertical scalesGrey granite20/03/19   
371aCarmine and greyArms of Lithuania11.5*12ScalesGrey granite20/03/19   
383aCarmine and brownArms of Lithuania11.5*12ScalesGrey granite20/03/19   
395aCarmine and blue greenArms of Lithuania11.5*12ScalesGrey granite20/03/19   
Third Berlin issue - new paper and watermarks - issue date March or April 1919
4010sRoseArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite01/03/19   
4115sVioletArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite01/03/19   
4220sBlueArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite01/03/19   
4330sOrangeArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite01/03/19   
4440sChocolateArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite01/03/19   
4550sBlue-greenArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite01/03/19   
4675sCarmine and yellowArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite01/03/19   
471aCarmine and greyArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite01/03/19   
483aCarmine and brownArms of Lithuania12.5VWLWhite01/03/19   
495aCarmine and blue-greenArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite01/03/19   
Fourth Berlin issue - colours changed
5010sOrange-redArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite08/05/19   
50a10sOrange-redArms of Lithuania11.5*12VWLWhite08/05/19   
5115sMauveArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite08/05/19   
51a15sMauveArms of Lithuania11.5*12VWLWhite08/05/19   
5220sPrussian blueArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite08/05/19   
52a20sPrussian blueArms of Lithuania11.5VWLWhite08/05/19   
52b20sPrussian blueArms of Lithuania11.5*12VWLWhite08/05/19   
5330sBistreArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite08/05/19   
53a30sBistreArms of Lithuania11.5*12VWLWhite08/05/19   
5440sSepiaArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite08/05/19   
54a40sSepiaArms of Lithuania11.5*12VWLWhite08/05/19   
5550sYellow-greenArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite08/05/19   
55a50sYellow-greenArms of Lithuania12*11.5VWLWhite08/05/19   
55b50sYellow-greenArms of Lithuania - stop after Lietuvos11.5VWLWhite04/07/19   
5660sRed and violetArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite08/05/19   
5775sRed and bistreArms of Lithuania12*11.5VWLWhite08/05/19   
581aRed and greyArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite08/05/19   
593aRed and brownArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite08/05/19   
605aRed and blue-greenArms of Lithuania14VWLWhite08/05/19   
Kaunus issue
61A15sMauveArms of Lithuania11 or 11.5NoneWhite01/01/20   
61B15sMauveArms of LithuaniaImperfNoneWhite01/01/20   
62A20sDeep blueArms of Lithuania11 or 11.5NoneWhite13/01/21   
62B20sDeep blueArms of LithuaniaImperfNoneWhite13/01/21   
63A20sDeep blueArms of Lithuania11 or 11.5HHCWhite01/01/20   
63B20sDeep blueArms of LithuaniaImperfHHCWhite01/01/20   
63Aa20sDeep blueArms of Lithuania11 or 11.5VHCWhite01/04/20   
63Ba20sDeep blueArms of LithuaniaImperfVHCWhite01/04/20   
64A40sBrownArms of Lithuania11 or 11.5HHCWhite01/01/20   
64B40sBrownArms of LithuaniaImperfHHCWhite01/01/20   
Second Anniversary of Independence - all papers are now white
6510sLakeLithuania receiving Independence11.5JE 15/02/20   
6615sLilacLithuania receiving Independence11.5JE 15/02/20   
6720sDull blueLithuania receiving Independence11.5JE 15/02/20   
6830sYellow-brownLithuania arises11.5JE 15/02/20   
6940sGreen and brownBreaking the chains11.5JE 15/02/20   
7050sLakeLithuania arises11.5JE 15/02/20   
7160sLilacLithuania arises11.5JE 15/02/20   
7280sRed and violetBreaking the chains11.5JE 15/02/20   
731aRed and greenBreaking the chains11.5JE 15/02/20   
743aRed and brownArms of Lithuania11.5JE 15/02/20   
755aRed and greenArms of Lithuania11.5JE 15/02/20   
75a5aRed and greenArms of Lithuania - figure 5 at right in green and red11.5JE 15/02/20   
National Assembly - the ??a values in different colours are from a special printing issued by the Society of Creative Arts
7610sCarmineArms of Lithuania11.5JE 25/08/20   
7715sDull violetArms of Lithuania11.5JE 25/08/20   
7820sGreen and yellow-greenVytautus11.5JE 25/08/20   
78a20sGreen and mauveVytautus11.5JE 25/08/20   
7930sBrownArms of Lithuania11.5JE 25/08/20   
8040sViolet green and grey-greenGediminas11.5JE 25/08/20   
80a40sMauve orange and greenGediminas11.5JE 25/08/20   
8150sBrown and orangeVytautus11.5JE 25/08/20   
81a50sBrown and mauveVytautus11.5JE 25/08/20   
8260sCarmine and orangeVytautus11.5JE 25/08/20   
82a60sCarmine and greenVytautus11.5JE 25/08/20   
8380sRed grey and blackGediminas11.5JE 25/08/20   
83a80sScarlet black and greenGediminas11.5JE 25/08/20   
841aYellow and blackOak and altar11.5JE 25/08/20   
853aGreen and blackOak and altar11.5JE 25/08/20   
865aViolet and blackOak and altar11.5JE 25/08/20   
New definitives
87A10sRoseSower11.5VHC 01/05/21   
87B10sRoseSowerImperfVHC 01/05/21   
88A15sMauveSower11.5VHC 01/05/21   
88B15sMauveSowerImperfVHC 01/05/21   
89A20sBright blueSower11.5VHC 01/05/21   
89B20sBright blueSowerImperfVHC 01/05/21   
90A30sBrownReaper11.5VHC 01/05/21   
90B30sBrownReaperImperfVHC 01/05/21   
91A40sRedKestutis11.5VHC 01/05/21   
92A50sOlive greenReaper11.5VHC 01/05/21   
92B50sOlive greenReaperImperfVHC 01/05/21   
92a50sOlive greenReaper11VHC 01/05/21   
93A60sMauve and greenReaper11.5VHC 01/05/21   
93B60sMauve and greenReaperImperfVHC 01/05/21   
94A80sCarmine and orangeKestutis11.5VHC 01/05/21   
94B80sCarmine and orangeKestutisImperfVHC 01/05/21   
95A1aGreen and brownKestutis11.5VHC 01/05/21   
95B1aGreen and brownKestutisImperfVHC 01/05/21   
95a1aGreen and brownKestutis11VHC 01/05/21   
95bA1aGreen and brownKestutis11.5VHC 01/05/21   
95bB1aGreen and brownKestutisImperfVHC 01/05/21   
96A2aRed and blueKestutis11.5VHC 01/05/21   
96B2aRed and blueKestutisImperfVHC 01/05/21   
96a2aRed and blueKestutis11VHC 01/05/21   
96b2aRed and blueKestutis11.5HHC 01/05/21   
97A3aBlue and yellow-brownTorch bearing horseman11.5VHC 01/05/21   
97B3aBlue and yellow-brownTorch bearing horsemanImperfVHC 01/05/21   
98A5aRose and greyTorch bearing horseman11.5VHC 01/05/21   
98B5aRose and greyTorch bearing horsemanImperfVHC 01/05/21   
9910aMauve and redTorch bearing horseman11.5VHC 01/05/21   
10025aGreen and bistre-brownTorch bearing horseman11.5VHC 01/05/21   
101100aGrey and redTorch bearing horseman11VHC 15/07/22   

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