Second Vilnius Printing — Thick Value Figures issue, Lithuania, 1918
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1918
Issuing entity
Republic of LithuaniaThe Second Vilnius Printing — Thick Value Figures issue is a set of postage stamps released in Lithuania on 31 December 1918. The StampWorld catalogue lists 7 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 3–3‑8).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 10Sk black; 15Sk black; 20Sk black; 30Sk black; 40Sk black; 50Sk black. Perforation: 11½. No watermark is recorded. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (Lithuanian postage stamps (Second Vilnius Printing), issued in 1918.jpg), matched to the issue by year, country and design and checked by eye. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Perforation
- 11½
Design
- Values and colours
- 10Sk black · 15Sk black · 20Sk black · 30Sk black · 40Sk black · 50Sk black
Identification
- Issue date
- 31 December 1918
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 3–3‑8
Catalogue references
- StampWorld3–3‑8
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.