First Kaunas Issue, Lithuania, 1919
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1919
Issuing entity
Republic of LithuaniaThe First Kaunas Issue issue is a set of postage stamps released in Lithuania on 29 January 1919. The StampWorld catalogue lists 5 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 9–9‑12).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 10Sk black; 15Sk black; 20Sk black; 30Sk black. Perforation: 11½. No watermark is recorded. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (Lithuanian postage stamps (First Kaunas Issue), 1919.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
Identification
- Issue date
- 29 January 1919
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 9–9‑12
Catalogue references
- StampWorld9–9‑12
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.