Latvia 1918 First Issue, Map of Latvia
Latvia · 1918 · 5 kapeikas
This stamp features a map of Latvia with the sun rising behind it, symbolizing the dawn of a new nation. It is the first postage stamp issued by the newly independent Republic of Latvia. The design is simple, printed on the back of unfinished German military maps due to paper shortages following World War I.
Issued on December 18, 1918, this stamp marks Latvia's declaration of independence from the Russian Empire just one month prior, at the end of World War I.
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