Cover from Lithuania no. 1

A cover received in July 2010 from the historic town of Trakai near Vilnius. The great stamp, issued on 3 July 2010, commemorates the 600 anniversary of the Battle of Žalgiris, one of the most important historical events of Lithuania and one of the largest battles, which took place in the Medieval Europe. It took place on 15 July 1410 between the Teutonic Order and the joint forces of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland led by the King of Poland Jogaila and the Grad Duke of Lithuania Vytautas. In the history of Poland, the Battle of Žalgiris is known as the Battle of Grunwald and in Germany and other Western countries it is known as the Battle of Tannenberg (info courtesy of the Lithuanian Post). Print-run: 300,000.

Thank you, Yuri!

Postcard from Lithuania no. 4

A fantastic mapcard of Lithuania with all its regions and districts and their coats of arms, received on 9 March 2009 and sent 5 days earlier from the city of Kaunas. As a bonus one of the stamps reproduces one of the coats of arms... The stamp with the emblem of Pakruojis was issued on 21 February 2009 in 500,000 copies along with two other stamps in the ongoing series dedicated to the coats of arms of Lithuanian towns and cities. This one shows a "black arch bridge on the golden background over which there is a red shield with golden wind mill. The town distinguishes from others by its wind mills and a unique arch bridge in Lithuania, therefore these images were used in the emblem of Pakruojis."

The green church belltower self-adhesive definitive of 50 ct - the belfry of the Tryškiai Church - was issued on the same day in February 2009 in 500,000 copies (the same stamp was also issued two years ago on 2/1/2007). The same goes for the other self-adhesive definitive showing the church of Degučiai, issued on 5 January 2008 (this version) and also this year on 21/2/2009.

Thank you so much, Kristina!

Postcard from Lithuania no. 3

A nice view from the northwest of Lithuania. Šventoji is a popular resort town belonging to Palanga town and has a status of neighbourhood. It has approximately 2,000 inhabitants. In the northern part of the town, between the seaside dunes, wooden ritual poles can be seen, forming a pagan Lithuanian temple and paleoastronomic observatory, re-established in 1998. "The poles created by folk artists represent ancient gods of the Balts such as Perkūnas, Aušrinė, Žemyna, Austėja, Patrimpas, Patulas, Velinas, Leda as well as the Sun and the Moon."

The icy 2.45 lt Christmas stamp was issued on 8 November 2008 in 350,000 copies. The card was on 25/2/2009 and arrived on 2/3/2009. Thank you, Egli!

Postcard from Lithuania no. 2

A postcard sent from Klaipeda, Lithuania, on 6 February 2009 and received 6 days later. It shows the famous Curonian Spit (in the municipality of Neringa, in the west of the country), a 98 km long, thin, curved sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. The dune is a World Heritage site shared by Lithuania and Russia.

The single 2.15 lt stamp was issued on 27 June 2008 for the 2008 Beijing Olympics (print-run 300,000). Thank you, Anna.

Postcard from Lithuania

Received on 2 September 2008, this postcard shows the main sights of the Lithuanian second largest city, Kaunas. Thank you, R.!
The stamp (issued on 1 September 2007, print run 500,000) with the portrait of Juozas Mitinis is of theatrical interest, since JM was an actor and theatre producer.