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Warrior's Cross (Vytis) June 3, 1929

Mi 288 Mi 289 Mi 290

Mi No. Denom. Color Perf. Wm. MNH U Sc No.
288 5 ct Green 14¼ 3 V 5.00 0.30 234
289 15 ct Red 14¼ 3 V 6.00 0.30 237
290 30 ct Dark blue 14¼ 3 V 9.00 0.30 239
20.00 0.90

Data
Print house: Government Printing Establishment (Kaunas)
Printing: Lithographic
Sheet: 100 (10x10)
Paper: White, with gum
Watermarks: Vertical honeycombs (Wm. 3 V)
Perforation: 14¼
Notes: Previous Warrior's Cross (Vytis) (Mi 268-273, 1926 m.) issue addition.

5 ct. (Mi 288) had three printings, 30 ct. (Mi 290) - two printings. 15 ct (Mi 289) in tete-beche pairs appeared in the sheet from the 6th row down to 10th, upside down pair. Total amount of such sheets known is 100. Combining them, they total 500 pairs horizontaly, or 200 pairs vertically plus 400 horizontally.

30 ct. (Mi 290) were withdrawn from circulation as of July 15, 1934.


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