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Third Air Post Issue July 16, 1922

Mi 118 Mi 119 Mi 120

Mi No. Denom. Color Perf. Wm. MNH U Sc No.
118 1 auks. Brown/Carmine 11, 11½ 3 H 3 4 C 15
119 3 auks. Violet/Green 11, 11½ 3 H 3 4 C 16
120 5 auks. Ultramarine/Yellow 11, 11½ 3 H 3 4 C 17
9 12

Data
Print house: Margolinas' Printing Establishment in Kaunas
Peinting: Lithographic
Sheet: Two blocks with 108 (9x12) stamps on sheet
Paper: White, with gum
Watermarks: Horizontal Honeycombs (Wm. 3 H)
Perforation: 11, 11½
Pastabos: Designer - Adomas Varnas.

In the event of unforeseen difficulties with the establishment of air-mail stamps (Mi 109-115), place them in this occasion was impress triangles stamps. When the stamps still appeared with the angel, triangles issue decided to make a simple air-mail stamps. The word "Ásteigimas" was overprinted "ţenklas'' and on the left-hand corner of the date "1921.VI.25" overprinted wirh black vertical lines of the grid.


Proofs
Imperforated, white paper without watermarks. No gum.

Denom. Color
P 118 1 auks. Black/Gray green (without surcharge)
P 118 A -•- Ultramarine/Gray green (without surcharge)
P 118 B -•- Violet/Gray green (without surcharge)
P 118 C -•- Brown/Red (without surcharge)
P 118 D -•- Brown/Red (without surcharge)
P 118 E -•- Red/Brown (without surcharge)
P 119 3 auks. Purple/Green
P 120 5 auks. Dark blue/Ochre (without surcharge)
P 120 A -•- Olive brown/Ochre (without surcharge)

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