Lithuania First Issue, Vilnius Issue, White Paper

Lithuania · 1918 · 10 skatikų

This is the first postage stamp issued by Lithuania, known as the Vilnius issue. The design is simple and typographic, featuring the denomination '10' within a patterned circle, with 'LIETUVOS PAŠTA' (Lithuanian Post) inscribed above and the denomination in words below. It was printed on white paper without watermarks or perforations.

Issued in Vilnius on December 27, 1918, this stamp marks the establishment of an independent Lithuanian postal service following the country's declaration of independence from the Russian Empire earlier that year.