Recent Acquisitions

Russ (now Rusnė, Lithuania), Ostpreussen (East Prussia) 1887

Серее / Seree (now Seirijai, Lithuania),
Сув/Suv (Suvalki Gubernia) 1910 

Rossienie (now Raseiniai, Lithuania) 1918,
during WWI German occupation

Rucken (now Rukai, Lithuania) 1920

Memel Air post - Third issue 1922

This is the third and the last issue of Memel air post stamp. A set of 10 stamps in total with no duplication of the stamp's face value. The Lithuanian administration never issued any air post stamp for Memel therefore this third set was the last air post set. 3 sets with a total of 29 stamps (7+12+10) make an easy goal for collectors.

Memel Air post - Second issue 1922

The second set of Memel air post stamps was issued on 12 May 1922. 12 stamps in total were issued with again, 2 stamps with the same denomination but this time "3 Mark". You can differentiate by the font used for the over printed word "MEMEL". They are clearly different.

Memel Air post - First issue 1921

The first set of Memel air post stamps was issued on July 1921. 7 stamps in total were issued with 2 stamps with the same denomination of 60 pfennig. You can differentiate by the first letter "P" of the overprinted word "Pfennig", one is printed with a capital letter and the other isn't.

Klaipėda 1922

To tell you the truth, I'm not much into obvious "Philatelic" looking covers often seen in Lithuanian trans-Atlantic airmails or covers using stamps with limited validity. But I found this cover nice because it uses a complete set of stamps. This is a registered express airmail cover sent in 1922 from Memel (now Klaipėda, Lithuania) to Berlin, Germany. It is franked with all 10 of the third and last issue of Memel air post stamp. According to Michel, this complete set has a catalog value of 80 Euros total in used condition. The back has an arrival cancellation of Berlin with a round white piece of paper, probably protecting the cover being damaged from some kind of seal when opening it.