Sunday, March 18, 2012

Cancellations of Lit.SSR - 02 Railway post

Субачус станция/Subačius st(stotis/station) 1975


Рокишкис станция/Rokiškis stotis 1973


Панемунелис жд.ст.(железнодорожная станция)/Panemunėlis g.st.(geležinkelio stotis/railway station) 1977

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

St.Petersburg-Vilnius Railway post 1911



This is a postal stationery of 1911 with a railway post cancellation of the line 3, between С.П.Бург/S.P.Burg (St.Petersburg) and Вильно/Vilno(Vilnius, Lithuania).

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Šiauliai 1894


Шавли / Shavli (now Šiauliai, Lithuania)
This is a postcard sent in 1894 from Шавли / Shavli (now Šiauliai, Lithuania), Ковен.Г.(Ковенская Губерния/Kovna Gubernia) to Chemnitz, Sachsen/Saxony (now part of Germany).

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Druskininkai 1938




This is a postcard sent from Druskieniki (now Druskininkai, Lithuania) in 1938. This picture shows the Nemunas/Niemen river which used to be the border between Lithuania and the territory under polish occupation.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Vilkija 1910


Вильки / Vilki (now Vilkija, Lithuania)
This is a postcard sent in 1910 from Вильки / Vilki (now Vilkija, Lithuania) Ков(Kovna Gubernia) to the US. Vilkija is a small town in the central part of Lithuania along the Nemunas river with a population of little over 2000.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Klaipėda 1910






I recently got hold of a nice collection of postcards sent from Memel (now Klaipėda, Lithuania) in 1910 to Paris, France. Memel was still part of Germnay at that time and the postcards are franked with regular Germania stamps.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Raseiniai 1872


Россıяны / Rossiyany (now Raseiniai, Lithuania)
A postcard sent from Россıяны / Rossiyany (now Raseiniai, Lithuania) in 1872 to Ковно/Kovno (now Kaunas, Lithuania) during the Imperial Russian rule.

Vilnius 1939


This is a Polish postal stationery with a very rare commemorative cancellation of 25 LECIE WIL.DYW.PIECH.LEG (Wileńska Dywizja Piechoty Legionów)/25th anniversary of Vilnius Infantry Division, cancelled in Wilno (now Vilnius, Lithuania).