Lithuania

Philatelic materials related to Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression

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Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in Northern Europe. One of the three Baltic states, it is situated along the south-eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, to the east of Sweden and Denmark. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) to the southwest.
Lithuania has an estimated population of 2.9 million people as of 2015, and its capital and largest city is Vilnius. Lithuanians are a Baltic people. The official language, Lithuanian, along with Latvian, are the only two living languages in the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.

As World War I neared its end, Lithuania's Act of Independence was signed on 16 February 1918, declaring the founding of the modern Republic of Lithuania. Starting in 1940, Lithuania was occupied first by the Soviet Union and then by Nazi Germany. As World War II neared its end in 1944 and the Germans retreated, the Soviet Union reoccupied Lithuania. On 11 March 1990, a year before the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare itself independent, resulting in the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania. [R1]

The first Lithuanian postage stamps ("Baltukai" issue) were issued in Vilnius in 1918. The first airmail stamps were issued in 1921. After the 1940 occupation by Soviet Union, Lithuanian postage stamps were replaced by Soviet stamps.
After restoration of independence (1990), Lithuania resumed issuing its own stamps. [R2]



Official Philatelic materials of Lithuania related to Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression

05.06.2022, "For defenders of Ukrainian freedom" MiNr.: , Scott: B55 [1]
Support for Ukraine stamps of Lithuania 2022 Support for Ukraine commemoraive postmark of Lithuania 2022 Support for Ukraine FDC of Lithuania 2022
09.06.2022 "Crowdfunded Bayraktar"
MiNr.: , Scott: B56 [2]
Support for Ukraine stamps of Lithuania 2022

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[1] On June 5, 2022, Post of Lithuania issued semi-postal stamp, printed in Mini-Sheet of 4 in two labels in the middle. The stamp has €1 face and €1 charity value. The charity value was donated to the organization VšĮ "Mēlyna ir Geltona" ("Blue & Yellow").
The "Blue & Yellow" is a non-government organisation that has been supporting Ukraine’s armed resistance since 2014. They provide Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers with non-lethal supplies to help them battle Russian aggression. [R3]

[2] On June 9, 2022 Post of Lithuania issued semi-postal stamp, printed in Sheet of 20. Commemorative postmark and FDC were not issued for this stamp. The stamp has €1 face and €1 charity value. The charity value was donated to the organization VšĮ "Mēlyna ir Geltona" ("Blue & Yellow"), who collected it to purchase a Bayraktar UCAV for Ukrainian Army.
Bayraktar, unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), is one of the major "Victory Weapon" of Ukraine. Lithuania run campaign to collect money to purchase 1 Bayraktar for the Ukrainian Army. [R4]



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