Lithuania, 1923 Airmail Issue, Airplane over Memel

Lithuania · 1923 · 1 Auksinas

This airmail stamp features a biplane flying over the city of Memel (Klaipėda). The design is framed by an ornate border, with the denomination '1 AUKSINAS' at the bottom and 'ORO PAŠTAS' (Air Mail) at the top. The stamp commemorates the establishment of airmail services and highlights the strategic importance of the port city of Memel.

Issued in 1923, this stamp marks the year of the Klaipėda Revolt, when Lithuania annexed the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory), which had been under League of Nations administration since World War I.