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Klaipėda - Memel July 12, 1923

Mi 196 Mi 197 Mi 198 Mi 199 Mi 200

Mi 201 Mi 202 Mi 203 Mi 204

Mi 205 Mi 206 Mi 207 Mi 208

Mi No. Denom. Color Perf. Wm. MNH U Sc No.
196 1 ct Black/Rose/Green 11, 11½, 11x11½ - 1.00 1.00 176
197 2 ct Black/Dull violet 11, 11x12 - 1.00 1.00 177
198 3 ct Black/Yellow 11, 11x11½ - 1.00 1.00 178
199 5 ct Black/Blue/Ochre 11, 11½, 11x11½ - 3.00 3.00 179
200 10 ct Black/Orange 11, 11x11½ - 2.00 2.00 180
201 15 ct Black//Green 11, 11½ - 2.00 2.00 181
202 25 ct Black/Violet 11, 11½, 11x11½ - 2.00 2.00 182
203 30 ct Black/Lilac 11, 11½, 11x11½ - 5.00 5.00 183
204 60 ct Black/Ilive green 11, 11½, 11x11½ - 2.00 2.00 184
205 1 Lt Black/Blue green 11x12 - 2.00 2.00 185
206 2 Lt Black/Red 11, 11x11½ - 10.00 10.00 186
207 3 Lt Black/Blue 11, 11½, 11x11½ - 10.00 10.00 187
208 5 Lt Black/Ultramarine 12, 11x12, 12x11 - 10.00 10.00 188
50.00 50.00

Data
Print house: Unknown print house in London
Overprint colors: Litography
Sheet: 66 (11x6 and 6x11)
Paper: White, with gum
Watermarks: Unwatermarked
Perforation: 11, 11½, 11x11½, 11x12, 12x11
Notes: Laida, skirta Klaipėdos atgavimui pažymėti.

Designer Jonas Buračas. Seven different designs:
1 ir 5 ct - The Coat of arms of Klaipėda (Memel);
2 ir 30 ct - Lithuanian's national emblem Vytis;
3 ct ir 2 Lt - The chapel of Birutė in Palanga, the Baltic Sea resort;
10 ir 15 ct - The monument of Independence in Kaunas;
25 ct ir 3 Lt - The ruins of castle Trakai on an island in a lake not far from Vilnius;
60 ct ir 5 Lt - The lighthouse in Klaipėda (Memel);
1 Lt - The harbor in Klaipėda (Memel).


Essays

Imperforated sheetlet. Size 125x95 mm. No watermarks. With gum.
Denom. Color
E 208 5 Lt black/Ultramarine

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