361 / September 2015

15-25 c. and 1 l., each as imperforated pair, mint never hinged, 25 c. unused, 1 l. with light horizontal bend, otherwise fine

1923, Cross 25 c. as imperforated block of four with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

1924, Cross 25 c. with watermark "Schlingen", unused, fine

1924, Cross Issue 25 c. watermark "Schlingen", tied by cds. "KAUNAS -9.XII.23" to Schweinningen, just very few covers known with this stamp, one of the great rarities, signed Mikulski (on reverse notes with pen) and certificate Huylmans BPP

1923, Cross issue 25 c., two horizontal strips of three with double paper, one strip with blank stamp, unused, attractive, fine

1924, Airmail 20 c. without watermark, unused, fine, scarce, signed Mikulski and Brun and certificate Huylmans BPP

1924, Airmail 40 c., with upper sheet margin, with lower sheet margin impeforated at top resp. bottom and a horizontal and vertical pair, each imperforated between, unused, vertical pair small crease, otherwise fine

1924, War Orphans 60 c. tied by cds. "KAUNAS  26.XII.25" to cover to Boston, little spot at bottom, otherwise fine, scarce single franking

1924, War Orphans 1-5 l. with additional franking tied by cds. "KLAIPEDA -3.III.24" to local registered cover, fine, certificate Lindberg

1924, Airmail 20 c.-1 l. with additional franking tied by cds."KLAIPEDA -3.II.24" to local registered cover, fine, certificate Lindberg

1925, Kaunas castle ruins 60 c., vertical pair with lower sheet margin, imperforated between, and a horizontal pair and single with double paper, unused, fine, one signed Mikulski

1926, Airmail 20-60c., each with black handstamp "SPECIMEN", without gum, fine

1926, Airmail 20-60 c., each as vertical and horizontal pair imperforated between, unused, 20 c. vertical small thin, otherwise fine

1926, Airmail 20-60c., each as vertical and horizontal pair imperforated between, 60 c. vertical small crease, otherwise fine

60 c. with inverted center, unused, fine

60 c. with inverted center tied by cds. "KLAIPEDA 27.VIII.26" to registered cover with additional franking to Liepaja, little unfresh, scarce on cover

60 c. with inverted center, with left sheet margin, unused, fine, signed Kessler and Sanabria

1926, Swallow carrying a letter, 4 perforated essays in gray-green and brown, two with value tablet, two without value tablet and Gedimas castle in a sawtoothed semi-circle, three mint never hinged, one unused, fine (Lithuanian Handbook EC36a,36b,36f,36g)

War orphans and childrens orphans, 1-50 c., each as complete set tied by cds. "KAUNAS" to registered cover(front) to Berlin resp. Hannover, cover small edge fault at upper right, otherwise fine 

War Orphans 1, 5, 30c. and Childrens orphans 2 c. with additional franking tied by cds. "KAUNAS 17.II.27" to registered cover to Mitteldorf, Liechtenstein, some faults, scarce

1926, War Orphans 5 c. with inverted overprint, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Lissiuk and certificate Huylmans BPP

1926, War Orphans 10 c. with watermark and additional franking tied by cds. "KLAIPEDA 15.VI.27" to picture postcard to Graz, fine, signed Mikulski

1926, War Orphans 1-50 c., tied by cds. "KAUNAS P. AGE 12.XII.26" to registered cover to Wien, horizontal fold at bottom, otherwise fine, scarce

1926, War Orphans +30 c. on 60c. tied by cds. "KAUNAS  13.VIII.27" to cover to California, some heavier creasing, but rare single franking

1926/27, Warriors Cross 15 c. red, two imperforated horizontal pair, unused, folded between stamps, fine

1927,  Dr. Jonas Basanavicius 15-60 c., perforated L11 and L14:11, unused, fine, scarce

1927, Vytis, three perforated essays with numeral "1" in shields, in dark green, dark brown und dark blue, dark brown without gum, the other unused, fine (Lithuanian Handbook E15-17)

1930, Grand Duke Vytautas 500th Anniversary 30 c., 6 stamps with varieties including 3 shifted centers, one double paper and imperforated at top, mostly unused, fine

1930, Grand Duke Vytautas 25 l. tied by cds. "KAUNAS 18.II.30" to registered cover to Malmö, fine

1930, Airmail essays, group of 5 perforated and one imperforated proof, unused and without gum, few stains, mostly fine

15 c. as block of four with clear double center, unused, fine, signed Lissiuk

5-40 c., nice group of 10 stamps with varieties including 10 and 40 c. double center, and 20 c. magenta center, mostly unused, fine, one Mikulski certificate

1930, Airmail 60 c., two horizontal pairs imperforated between, unused, fine

1 l. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, both left stamps with "transposed heads", both errors mint never hinged, the others unused, fine and attractive

1932, Lietuvos vaikas, four artist drawings of adopted designs on carton (252x165mm resp. 256x180mm), semi-finished in pencil and than painted in with black ink, issued stamp pasted next to the design, signed with date and much text on reverse, very attractive

1932, Lietuvos vaikas, four artist drawings of adopted designs on carton (252x175mm), semi-finished in pencil and then painted in with black ink, issued stamp pasted next to the design (one stamp missing), 1 l. with additional painted in airplane at upper right, signed with date and much text on reverse, 5 c. with horizontal fold not affecting the design, very attractive