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The Philately of Lithuania On The Internet

The details here are provided by LPS member Jan Kaptein. This is a summary of his article provided in Journal #229 2001-2. Many thanks extended to Jan for his time collating this information!

Philatelic Societies

  • Philatelic Club Lituanica

    This club was founded in Lithuania and publishes a bilingual bulletin "Phillit". The site provides information on the club, contents of the bulletin and articles on Lithuanian philately 1918 - present. All articles are in Lithuanian and English. Link

  • The Baltic Area

    A Dutch Society of collectors produce this site in Dutch and English providing information on the postal history of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Link (updated Jan 2007)

  • Philately of Lithuania

  • Philately of Lithuania (Vasaris)

    Bilingual site in Lithuanian and English providing images of all Lithuanian stamps since 1990 and special cancels of the republic. Additionally there are links to shops, clubs and firms in Lithuania plus a contact page for collectors. Link

  • Philately of Lithuania (Kaptein)

    Jan Kaptein's site on the postal history of Lithuania, notably Vilnius. Bilingual in Dutch and English. Site is also home to an extensive literature list of articles arranged by period and subject. Link

  • Lithuanian Post

    Lithuanian Post site provides information about postal rates, post offices and postal services. Also provide images of the issues 1995 to present. Link

  • Baltic Revenue Stamp Project

    Provides specialized information and pictures of the Lithuanian revenue stamps: documentary, consular, visa and municipal stamps. Link

  • Related To The Philately Of Lithuania

  • Baltic States Philatelic Society

    To promote philately and study the postal history of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. A new online community formed Jan 2007 with web forum. Sign up and support/share your knowledge on topics related to Baltic philately. Link
    (Link added February 2007)

  • The Baltic Philatelic Page

    An excellent starting point for exploring the Internet for philatelic information about the Baltic states. Link
    (Link updated March 2005)

  • Russian Postal History Online

    Intended for members only, however anyone can gleam information by going through the link 'visitors' and then 'library' to view a list of articles concerning Russian postal history and Lithuanian history pre 1914. Link

  • Rossica

    Rossica Society of Russian Philately occasionally has articles related to Lithuania. Link

  • Ebay

    Great auction site for finding postal material. Link

  • Philatelic Tour Of Lithuania

    A combination of photogallery related to pictures of stamps. Link

  • Non-philatelic Sites Useful To The Collector

  • United States Military Academy (West Point) History Department: Maps

    For collectors of field post during WWI one can find digital maps concerning the military operations in the Baltic area. Link

  • Learn Lithuanian!

    On-line lessons to grasp the Lithuanian language. Link

  • Literature

  • American Philatelic Research Library

    Extensive library of philatelic literature available to members to borrow. Also useful for non members to gather information on articles/publications. Link

  • Philatelic Literature Online

    A commercial site of Schwanke & Partner. Link