Lithuania 1918 First Vilnius Issue, 10 skatikų

Lithuania · 1918 · 10 skatikų

This stamp is the first issue of independent Lithuania, printed in Vilnius in 1918. The design features the Vytis (the White Knight), Lithuania's national coat of arms, within a simple frame. It is crudely printed on grayish, porous paper, reflecting the difficult conditions under which it was produced.

Issued shortly after Lithuania declared its independence on February 16, 1918, these stamps symbolize the nation's re-emergence as a sovereign state after more than a century of Russian rule.