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Inauguration of National Assembly August 25, 1920

Mi 76 Mi 77 Mi 78 Mi 79

Mi 80 Mi 81 Mi 82 Mi 83

Mi 84 Mi 85 Mi 86

Mi No. Denom. Color Perf. Wm. MNH U Sc No.
76 10 sk. Rose 11¼ 4 1.00 0.50 81
77 15 sk. Violet blue 11¼ 4 1.00 0.50 82
78 20 sk. Light green/Green 11¼ 4 1.00 0.50 83
79 30 sk. Brown 11¼ 4 1.00 0.50 84
80 40 sk. Olive green/Violet 11¼ 4 1.00 0.50 85
81 50 sk. Brown/Orange brown 11¼ 4 2.50 1.00 86
82 60 sk. Dark red/Orange red 11¼ 4 1.00 0.50 87
83 80 sk. Olove gray, Carmine 11¼ 4 1.00 0.50 88
84 1 auks. Black/Orange yellow 11¼ 4 1.50 0.50 89
85 3 auks. Black/Gray green 11¼ 4 1.50 1.50 90
86 5 auks. Black/Gray violet 11¼ 4 4.00 2.00 91
16.00 8.00

Data
Print house: Margolinas' Printing Establishment in Kaunas
Printing: Lithographic
Sheet: 10, 15 and 30 sk. - 112 (7x16)
20, 40, 50, 60, 80 sk. - 81 (9x9)
1, 3 and 5 auks. - 100 (10x10)
Paper: White, thick heavy, with gum
Watermarks: Zigzag lines (Wm. 4)
Perforation: 11¼
Notess: The issue devoted to convening the National Assembly (Seimas) occasion (1920, 20 May) to mention. Lithuanian Government has ordered the issue to create the Art of the creators Society. The competition of the projects assessed by the Commission.

Designers:
Architect M. Pukas - 10, 15 and 30 skatikø stamps with the lithuanian symbol Vytis, and 1, 3, and 5 auksinai with oak and the altar.
Adomas Varnas - 20, 50 and 60 skatikø with the Grand Duke of Lithuanian Vytautas, 40 and 80 skatikø with the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas.

Due to the press the way a large number of small inaccuracies.
15 and 30 skatikø printed on one sheet with the horizontal gutter.

In post offices sell only four days.


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