The independence of Lithuania was declared on 16th February 1918

Currency
1918	100 Skatiku	=	1 Auksinas
1922	100 Centu	=	1 Litas

Watermarks
Scales	-	Horizontal fish scales
Vertical scales	-	Vertical fish scales
VWL	-	Vertical thick wavy lines
VHC	-	Vertical honeycomb pattern
HHC	-	Horizontal honeycomb pattern
JE	-	Jagged edged vertical rectangle just smaller than stamp
RT	-	Horizontal and diagonal lines linked in apparently random pattern like railway tracks
SW	-	Overlapping vertical sine waves
ZT	-	The letter Z and a trident type device in horizontal rows
IL	-	Intersecting horizontal and vertical lenses

BSD No	Value	Colour	Description	Perforation	Watermark	Paper	Date of Issue	Number Issued	Comment
New Arms types
398	2c	Carmine and orange	Arms	14	SW		05/06/34
399	5c	Blue-green and emerald	Arms	14	SW		01/02/35
400	10c	Chocolate	Arms	14	SW		05/06/34
401	25c	Chocolate and green	Gleaner	14	SW		01/02/35
402	35c	Carmine	Arms	14	IL		05/06/34
403	50c	Blue and light blue	Gleaner	14	SW		01/02/35
404	1l	Purple and red	Arms	14	SW		05/06/34
405	3l	Green	Arms	14	SW		05/06/34
406	5l	Purple and grey-blue	Knight	14	SW		05/06/34
407	10l	Chocolate and yellow	Knight	14	IL		05/06/34
AIR - Honouring Atlantic flyer Vaitkus #390 opted F. VAITKUS/nugalejo Atlanta/21-22=IX-1935
407a	40c	Blue and carmine	Lituanica over Atlantic	11.5			30/10/35
AIR - Vaitkus' New York-Ireland flight
408	15c	Maroon	Vaitkus and air-route	14	ZT		24/03/36
409	30c	Green	Vaitkus and air-route	14	ZT		24/03/36
410	60c	Blue	Vaitkus and air-route	14	ZT		24/03/36
More new Arms definitives
411	2c	Orange	Arms	14	ZT		01/06/37
412	5c	Green	Arms	14	ZT		20/09/38
New President Smetona definitives
413	15c	Scarlet	Pres. Smetona	14	No wmk.		11/12/36
414	30c	Green	Pres. Smetona	14	No wmk.		01/01/37
415	60c	Bright emerald	Pres. Smetona	14	No wmk.		01/01/37
New Arms/Shield design with grey networked background
416	10c	Green	Arms/Shield	14	ZT		29/07/37
417	25c	Magenta	Arms/Shield	14	ZT		29/07/37
418	35c	Scarlet	Arms/Shield	14	ZT		29/07/37
419	60c	Brown	Arms/Shield	14	ZT		29/07/37
First National Olympiad Fund. Sports types inscribed OLIMPIJADA 1938
420	5c+5c	Green and deep green	Archer	14			13/07/38
421	15c+5c	Red-orange and vermilion	Throwing the javelin	14			11/07/38
422	30c+10c	Light blue and blue	Diving	14			11/07/38
423	60c+15c	Reddish brown and chocolate	Relay runner breasting tape	14			13/07/38
Scouts and Guides National Camp Fund. #420-#423 overprinted Tautine Skauciu/Skautu Stovykla
424	5c+5c	Green and deep green	Archer - overprint in red	14			11/07/38
425	15c+5c	Red-orange and vermilion	Throwing the javelin - overprint in blue	14			11/07/38
426	30c+10c	Light blue and blue	Diving - overprint in red	14			11/07/38
427	60c+15c	Reddish brown and chocolate	Relay runner breasting tape	14			11/07/38
20th Anniversary of Independence
428	15c	Scarlet	Dr. Basanavicius proclaiming Lithuanian Independence	13*13.5			15/01/39
429	30c	Green	President Smetona	13*13.5			15/01/39
430	35c	Magenta	Dr. Basanavicius proclaiming Lithuanian Independence	13*13.5			15/01/39
431	60c	Blue	President Smetona	13*13.5			15/01/39
431a			Miniature sheet 148*105mm #430 and #431	13*13.5			15/01/39
431a			Miniature sheet 148*105mm #430 and #431	Imperf			15/01/39
3rd European Basketball Championship and Physical Culture Fund
432	15c+10c	Red-brown and chocolate	Athlete scoring a basket	14			20/05/39
433	30c+15c	Deep blue-green and green	Scoring a basket	14			20/05/39
434	60c+40c	Deep violet and violet	International flags and ball	14			20/05/39
Recovery of Vilnius - #428-#431 overprinted with trident and VILNIUS 1939-X-10
435	15c	Scarlet	Dr. Basanavicius proclaiming Lithuanian Independence	13*13.5			28/10/39
436	30c	Green	President Smetona	13*13.5			28/10/39
437	35c	Magenta	Dr. Basanavicius proclaiming Lithuanian Independence	13*13.5			28/10/39
438	60c	Blue	President Smetona	13*13.5			28/10/39
Liberty issue
439	5c	Brown-lake	Vytis	14			15/03/40
440	10c	Green	Angel	14			19/07/40
441	15c	Deep orange	Woman releasing a dove	14			18/05/40
442	25c	Light brown	Mother and children	14			19/07/40
443	30c	Bluish green	Liberty Bell	14			15/03/40
444	35c	Red-orange	Mythical animal	14			19/07/40
Recovery of Vilnius
445	15c	Brown	Vilnius	14			06/05/40
446	30c	Green	Portrait of Gediminas	14			06/05/40
447	60c	Blue	Trakai Castle ruins	14			06/05/40
Soviet Republic
By a treaty of 10th October 1939 Lithuania agreed to admit Soviet garrisons in return for the acquisition of Vilnius
from Poland. Lithuania formerly entered the Soviet Union on the 3rd of August 1940
Incorporation of Lithuania in the USSR. Various types opted LTSR 1940 VII 21 in two rows
448	2c	Carmine and orange	#398 overprinted in blue	14	SW		21/08/40
449	5c	Brown-lake	#439 overprinted in blue	14			21/08/40
450	10c	Green	#440 overprinted in red	14			21/08/40
451	15c	Deep orange	#441 overprinted in blue	14			21/08/40
452	25c	Light brown	#442 overprinted in red	14			21/08/40
453	30c	Bluish green	#443 overprinted in red	14			21/08/40
454	35c	Red-orange	#444 overprinted in blue	14			21/08/40
455	50c	Brown (grey)	#419 overprinted in blue	14	ZT		21/08/40

German Occupation 1941
Currency 100 Kopeks = 1 Rouble
Russian stamps of 1936-1940 overprinted with NEPRIKLAUSOMA LIETUVA 1941-VI-23 in three rows
BSD No	Value	Colour	Description	Perforation	Watermark	Paper	Date of Issue	Number Issued	Comment
1	2k	Apple-green	Russia #727b overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		23/06/41
2	5k	Scarlet	Russia #847a overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		23/06/41
3	10k	Deep blue	Russia #727f overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		23/06/41
4	15k	Blue-green	Russia #847c overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		23/06/41
5	20k	Green	Russia #727h overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		23/06/41
6	30k	Blue	Russia #847d overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		23/06/41
7	50k	Grey-brown (buff)	Russia #727m overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		23/06/41
8	60k	Carmine	Russia #847f overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		23/06/41
9	80k	Bright ultramarine	Russia #905 overprinted	12.5			23/06/41
Issue for Vilnius and South Lithuania. Russian stamps of 1936-1939 opted with VILNIUS
10	5k	Scarlet	Russia #847a overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		16/07/41
11	10k	Deep blue	Russia #727f overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		16/07/41
12	15k	Blue-green	Russia #847c overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		16/07/41
13	20k	Green	Russia #727h overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		16/07/41
14	30k	Blue	Russia #847d overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		16/07/41
15	50k	Grey-brown (buff)	Russia #727m overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		16/07/41
16	60k	Carmine	Russia #847f overprinted	12*12.5	No wmk.		16/07/41
17	80k	Red and carmine	Russia #772 overprinted	12.5*12			16/07/41
18	1r	Black and scarlet	Russia #779 overprinted in green	12*12.5			16/07/41

Lithuania was incorporated in the German administrative area Ostland on 17th July 1941
Polish Occupation
Central Lithuania
A force of Poles under General Zeligowski seized Vilna and district from the Lithuanians on 9th October 1920
The following stamps exist perf.. or imperf with the exception of #4-#13
Currency 100 Fenegi = 1 Mark
BSD No	Value	Colour	Description	Perforation	Watermark	Paper	Date of Issue	Number Issued	Comment
1	25f	Dull red	Arms of Lithuania and Poland	11.5		White or grey	20/10/20
2	1m	Blue	Arms of Lithuania and Poland	11.5		White or grey	20/10/20
3	2m	Grey-violet	Arms of Lithuania and Poland	11.5		White or grey	20/10/20
#50 and subsequent overprinted with Arms of Lithuania and Poland and value in Marks
4	2m on 15s	Mauve	Overprinted in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
5	4m on 10s	Orange-red	Overprinted in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
6	4m on 20s	Prussian blue	Overprinted in black	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
7	4m on 30s	Bistre	Overprinted in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
8	6m on 50s	Yellow-green	Overprinted sideways in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
8a	4m on 50s	Yellow-green	Overprinted sideways in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
8b	10m on 50s	Yellow-green	Overprinted sideways in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
9	6m on 60s	Red and violet	Overprinted sideways in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
9a	4m on 60s	Red and violet	Overprinted sideways in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
9b	10m on 60s	Red and violet	Overprinted sideways in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
10	6m on 75s	Red and bistre	Overprinted sideways in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
10a	4m on 75s	Red and bistre	Overprinted sideways in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
10b	10m on 75s	Red and bistre	Overprinted sideways in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
11	10m on 1a	Red and grey	Overprinted in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
12	10m on 3a	Red and brown	Overprinted in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
13	10m on 5a	Red and blue-green	Overprinted in blue	14	VWL	White	23/11/20
Inscribed Litwa Srodkowa
14	25f	Grey	Girl	11.5		White or greyish	01/12/20
15	1m	Orange	Warrior	11.5		White or greyish	01/12/20
16	2m	Dull claret	Ostrabrama Gate, Vilnius	11.5		White or greyish	01/12/20
17	4m	Olive and yellow	St. Stanilaus Cathedral and Tower, Vilnius	11.5		White or greyish	01/12/20
18	6m	Grey and carmine	Rector's Insignia	11.5		White or greyish	01/12/20
19	10m	Yellow and black brown	General Zeligowski	11.5		White or greyish	01/12/20
Colours changed
20	25f	Deep green	Arms of Poland and Lithuania	11.5		White	06/02/21
21	1m	Sepia	Arms of Poland and Lithuania	11.5		White	06/02/21
22	2m	Yellow	Arms of Poland and Lithuania	11.5		White or greyish	06/02/21
POSTAGE DUE
D23	50f	Claret	Government Offices	11.5			01/02/21
D24	1m	Bright green	Castle Hill, Vilnius	11.5			01/02/21
D25	2m	Purple	Castle on Troki Island	11.5			01/02/21
D26	3m	Purple	Ostrabrama Gate, Vilnius	11.5			01/02/21
D27	5m	Purple	St. Stanilaus Cathedral and Tower, Vilnius	11.5			01/02/21
D28	20m	Vermilion	St. Nicholas Cathedral	11.5			01/07/21
Fund for Polish participation in Plebiscite for Upper Silesia - Issued between February and April 1921
23	25f+2m	Dull red	#1 surcharged NA SLASK 2M in green	11.5			01/02/21
24	25f+2m	Deep green	#20 surcharged NA SLASK 2M in red	11.5			01/02/21
25	1+2m	Blue	#2 surcharged NA SLASK 2M in red	11.5			01/02/21
26	1m+2m	Sepia	#21 surcharged NA SLASK 2M in red	11.5			01/02/21
27	2m+2m	Grey-violet	#3 surcharged NA SLASK 2M in red	11.5			01/02/21
28	2m+2m	Yellow	#22 surcharged NA SLASK 2M in red	11.5			01/02/21
Red Cross Fund
29	2m+1(m)	Pale claret	#16 surcharged +1	11.5			15/03/21
30	4m+1m	Olive and yellow	#17 surcharged +1m	11.5			15/03/21
White Cross Fund
31	2m+1m	Bright claret	#16 with white cross added	11.5			21/04/21
32	4m+1m	Olive and buff	#17 with white cross added	11.5			21/04/21
33	10m+2m	Yellow and black-brown	#19 with white cross added	11.5			21/04/21
New designs
34	1m	Yellow and slate	St. Nicholas Cathedral	13.5, 14 or imperf.			01/07/21
35	2m	Green and carmine	St. Stanilaus Cathedral	13.5, 14 or imperf.			01/07/21
36	3m	Myrtle-green	Coat of Arms in oval	13.5, 14 or imperf.			01/04/21
37	4m	Chocolate and brown	Queen Jadwiga and King Wladislaw Jagiello	13.5, 14 or imperf.			01/07/21
38	5m	Red-brown	Arms in shield	13.5, 14 or imperf.			01/04/21
39	6m	Buff and myrtle	Poczobut Observatory, Vilnius University	13.5, 14 or imperf.			01/07/21
40	10m	Buff and purple	Union of Lithuania and Poland	13.5, 14 or imperf.			01/07/21
41	20m	Buff and sepia	Kusciuszko and Mickiewicz	13.5, 14 or imperf.			01/07/21
First Anniversary of entry of General Zeligowski into Vilnius
42	100m	Blue and bistre	Entry into Vilnius	11.5			17/11/21
43	150m	Olive-green and brown	General Zeligowski	11.5			01/11/21
Opening of National Parliament
44	10m	Chestnut	Agriculture	11.5			01/02/22
45	25m	Carmine and buff	Arms	11.5			01/02/22
46	50m	Deep blue	National Assembly, Vilnius	11.5			01/02/22
47	75m	Lilac	Industry	11.5			01/02/22

 

After a plebiscite Central Lithuania was incorporated in Poland on 8th April 1922
Warwiszki
This neutral zone between Lithuania and Poland was occupied by the Poles
BSD No	Value	Colour	Description	Perforation	Watermark	Paper	Date of Issue	Number Issued	Comment
1	50m	Carmine and buff	Arms type of Poland #171 overprinted SAMORZAD WARWISZKI	Various			23/03/23
2	100m	Black-brown and orange	Arms type of Poland #172 overprinted SAMORZAD WARWISZKI	Various			23/03/23
3	200m	Pink and brown	Arms type of Poland #173 overprinted SAMORZAD WARWISZKI	Various			23/03/23

Russian Occupation, 1919
Soviet troops occupied Vilnius on 5th January 1919 and set up a communist government, the following stamps were issued in Grodno during this period
Currency - 100 Skatiku = 1 Auksinas
Arms types of Russia surcharged with Lietuva and 50 skatiku
BSD No	Value	Colour	Description	Perforation	Watermark	Paper	Date of Issue	Number Issued	Comment
1	50s on 1k	Orange		Imperf.			04/03/19
2	50s on 3k	Carmine-red		14*14.5			04/03/19
3	50s on 5k	Brown-lilac		14*14.5			04/03/19
3a	50s on 5k	Brown-lilac		Imperf. pair			04/03/19
4	5s on 10k	Deep blue		14*14.5			04/03/19
5	50s on 15k	Blue and purple-brown		14*14.5			04/03/19
5a	50s on 15k	Blue and purple-brown		Imperf.			04/03/19
6	50s on 25k	Violet and deep green		14*14.5			04/03/19
7	50s on 35k	Deep green and brown-purple		14*14.5			04/03/19
8	50s on 50k	Green and dull purple		14*14.5			04/03/19
9	50s on 70k	Vermilion and brown		14*14.5			04/03/19