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2 2014 STAMP AND SOUVENIR SHEET RELEASE SCHEDULE No. Title Date of issue Notes th Birth Anniversary of Kristijonas Donelaitis Winter Olympic Games. Sochi Set of 2 postage stamps 4. Chinese New Year. Year of the Horse Souvenir sheet 5. Shrove Tuesday Masks th Anniversary of Vytautas Magnus University Restoration th Anniversary of Lithuania s Accession to NATO The Red Book of Lithuania: - The Barn Owl (Tyto alba); -The Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum) Set of 2 postage stamps th Anniversary of Lithuania s Accession to the EU Europe. The National Musical Instruments Set of 2 postage stamps 13. Save the Baltic Sea Lithuanian National Minorities. The Karaites Set of 2 postage stamps th Anniversary of the First Lithuania Song Festival Lithuania a Member of United Nations Security Council th Anniversary of the Baltic Chain of Freedom Souvenir sheet th Anniversary of the Battle of Orsha The First Space Satellites of Lithuania th Anniversary of the First Heart Surgery in Lithuania Standard series Belfry of Vabalninkas church XIX Additional issue Holy Christmas and New Year Set of 2 postage stamps 25. Holy Christmas and New Year Set of 2 Postal Cards 2 THE RELEASING OF POSTAGE STAMPS The themes for the postage stamps are being selected based on the Minister s of Transport Ministry order No for The Rules for Postage Stamps Release, Withdrawal from a Circulation and Accounting, II article. The designs for the postage stamps are being selected and printed based on the Minister s of Transport Ministry order No for The Rules for Postage Stamps Release, Withdrawal from a Circulation and Ac-counting, III and IV articles. EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 //

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Stamp and souvenir sheet release schedule 3 Table of contents / Third quarter s postage stamps 4 Lithuania - a member of United Nations Security Council 5 25th Anniversary of the Baltic Chain of Freedom 6 500th Anniversary of the Battle of Orsha 7-8 The First Lithuanian Space Satellites 9 In print 10 Special (SC) and First Day (FDC) cancelations 11 Post envelopes (without imprinted stamps) 12 Special and First Day cancelations in October 2014 November Small amounts of postage stamps 14 Lithuanian Post Stamp Department offers 15 Competition for postage stamps THIRD QUARTER S POSTAGE STAMPS LITHUANIA - A MEMBER OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BALTIC CHAIN OF FREEDOM TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF ORSHA THE FIRST LITHUANIAN SPACE SATELLITES EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 // 3

LITHUANIA A MEMBER OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Artist E. Paukštytė. Art paper. Offset. Stamp 30x35,5 mm. Perforation 13¼ x 13. Sheet of 25 (5x5) stamps. No. 682. Nominal 1,35 Lt (0,39 ).

682 Date of issue: 2014 07 12 FDC 2014 13 The United Nations Security Council is one of six permanent bodies carrying out its activities under the United Nations.

The Security Council consists of 5 permanent and 10 nonpermanent members, 15 in total. The permanent members are China, the USA, France, Russia, and the United Kingdom.

4 LITHUANIA A MEMBER OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Artist E. Paukštytė. Art paper. Offset. Stamp 30x35,5 mm. Perforation 13¼ x 13. Sheet of 25 (5x5) stamps. No Nominal 1,35 Lt (0,39 ). Edition: 0,160 million. Printed in Garsų pasaulis, Vilnius, Lithuania. No. 682 Date of issue: FDC The United Nations Security Council is one of six permanent bodies carrying out its activities under the United Nations. The Security Council is responsible for maintaining international peace and security. The first meeting of the Security Council was held on 17 January 1946 at the Church House in London. The Security Council consists of 5 permanent and 10 nonpermanent members, 15 in total. The permanent members are China, the USA, France, Russia, and the United Kingdom. The five of ten non-permanent members each year are elected by the General Assembly for a two-year term according to a geographical-regional distribution: five states are elected by African and Asian countries, two and two states are elected by Latin America and Western Europe countries, and one country is elected by Eastern Europe countries. Lithuania as well as Chile, Jordan, Chad, and Nigeria have been elected as nonpermanent countries for the term of Postage sheet No EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 //

25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BALTIC CHAIN OF FREEDOM Artist I. Ilves. Art paper. Offset. Souvenir sheet 125x60 mm. Perforation 13¼ x 13¼. Souvenir sheet of 3 stamps. No. 683. Nominal 21 Lt (6,09 ).

Day of issue: 2014 08 23 FDC 2014 14 On 23 August 1939, the Soviet Union and the Nazi Germany divided countries of Eastern Europe into spheres of influence by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

5 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BALTIC CHAIN OF FREEDOM Artist I. Ilves. Art paper. Offset. Souvenir sheet 125x60 mm. Perforation 13¼ x 13¼. Souvenir sheet of 3 stamps. No Nominal 21 Lt (6,09 ). Edition: 0,030 million. Printed in Joh. Enschedé, Haarlem, the Netherlands. Day of issue: FDC On 23 August 1939, the Soviet Union and the Nazi Germany divided countries of Eastern Europe into spheres of influence by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. That determined occupation of the Baltic States as well as mass deportations of people by the Soviet Union to locations of the most severe climate in Siberia. In 1989, the Reform Movement of Lithuania Sąjūdis and the Popular Fronts of Estonia and Latvia announced a declaration of the rights of the Baltic peoples at the Baltic Assembly and decided to express the will of Lithuanians, Latvians and Estonians to be independent by a live chain, the Baltic Way. On 23 August 1989, about million people, including about 1 million Lithuanians, joined into a 650 kilometre chain, from the Gediminas Tower in Vilnius, past the Freedom Monument in Riga to the Hermann Tower in Tallinn. In this manner the Baltic States showed to the world the power of unity and solidarity and expressed their aspiration to be free. Souvenir sheet No. 683 EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 // 5

500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF ORSHA Artist D. Vildžiūnas. Art paper. Offset. Stamp 35,5x30 mm. Perforation 13 x 13¼.

Printed in Garsų pasaulis, Vilnius, Lithuania. No.

defeated the ar-my of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which had been almost 3 times larger.

The victory in the Battle of Orsha ensured peace in the state, at the same time providing favourable conditions for the

6 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF ORSHA Artist D. Vildžiūnas. Art paper. Offset. Stamp 35,5x30 mm. Perforation 13 x 13¼. Sheet of 50 (5x10) stamps. No Nominal 2,60 Lt (0,75 ). Edition: 0,160 million. Printed in Garsų pasaulis, Vilnius, Lithuania. No. 684 Day of issue: In autumn 1514, next to Orsha, the army of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania clashed with and defeated the ar-my of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which had been almost 3 times larger. That is considered the biggest military victory of Lithuania over Russia. The victory in the Battle of Orsha ensured peace in the state, at the same time providing favourable conditions for the state s strengthening: the First Statute of Lithuania was adopted and relations with Belarus and Ukraine were enhanced. This victory is also significant from the point of view of history of military strategy: for the first time, cavalrymen, artillery and infantry were used. FDC EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 //

THE FIRST LITHUANIAN SPACE SATELLITES Artist E. Paukštytė. Art paper. Offset. Stamp 35,5x30 mm. Perforation 13 x 13¼. Sheet of 16 stamps and 4 coupons. No. 685. Nominal 2,90 Lt (0,84 ).

685 Day of issue: 2014 09 20 FDC 2014 16a On 9 January 2014, Lithuania joined other space states by launching the first 2 Lithuanian satellites LituanicaSAT-1 and LitSat-1, which were moving around

The satellites LituanicaSAT-1 and LitSat-1 collected information on communication systems and control of small satellites from the Earth using the means of space navigation, took photographs of the

7 THE FIRST LITHUANIAN SPACE SATELLITES Artist E. Paukštytė. Art paper. Offset. Stamp 35,5x30 mm. Perforation 13 x 13¼. Sheet of 16 stamps and 4 coupons. No Nominal 2,90 Lt (0,84 ). Edition: 0,132 million. Printed in Garsų pasaulis, Vilnius, Lithuania No. 685 Day of issue: FDC a On 9 January 2014, Lithuania joined other space states by launching the first 2 Lithuanian satellites LituanicaSAT-1 and LitSat-1, which were moving around the Earth s orbit for about 6 months. The satellites LituanicaSAT-1 and LitSat-1 collected information on communication systems and control of small satellites from the Earth using the means of space navigation, took photographs of the Earth, the Sun and the Moon and tested an FM retransmitter the signal of which was received by radio amateurs in more than 20 countries. The satellite LituanicaSAT-1 has been assigned an international number LO-78 by the international radio amateur organisation AMSAT which is only assigned to satellites in conformity with communications satellites requirements. The launch of the satellites is a major step for Lithuania contributing to the development of even more complex projects. FDC b EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 // 7

8 Double-faced cover. Horizontal format. A sheet of 6 postage stamps and 2 coupons. Artist E. Paukštytė. Booklet No. 3 (2014). Postage stamp sheet No. 685 Artist E. Paukštytė. Sheet of 16 stamps and 4 coupons. Format 207x150 mm. 8 EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 //

IN PRINT 2014 10 11 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST HEART SURGERY. Artist T. Dragūnas. Art paper. Offset. Stamp 30x35,5 mm. Perforation 13¼ x 13. Sheet of 50 (10x5) stamps. No. 686.

9 IN PRINT TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST HEART SURGERY. Artist T. Dragūnas. Art paper. Offset. Stamp 30x35,5 mm. Perforation 13¼ x 13. Sheet of 50 (10x5) stamps. No Nominal 2,80 Lt (0,81 ). On 15 October 1964, the first open heart surgery was conducted in Lithuania during which an artificial blood circulation system was used. This surgery gave impetus to modern cardiac surgery in Lithuania. The surgery was carried out at the Cardiac Surgery Centre of the Santariškės Clinic of the Vilnius University Hospital which is currently the leader in cardiac surgeries among the Baltic States. Annually, about 1500 surgeries are performed at the Cardiac Surgery Centre including surgeries on children and newborns Standard series BELFRY OF VABALNINKAS CHURCH 19TH C.. Art paper. Offset. Stamp 24x24 mm. Perforation 12½ x 12½. Sheet of 25 (5x5) stamps. No Nominal 0,05 Lt (0,01 ). The first wooden Vabalninkas church was built in 1617, but it burnt down in The new church was re-built in However, it also burnt down during the city fire in The third wooden Vabalninkas church was rebuilt in It was reconstructed into a current masonry church in In 1880 the church was enlarged and a new belfry was built. In 1921 four bells were hung in the belfry HOLY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR. Artist. A. Gruzdytė. Offset. Artpaper. Stamps 30x40 mm. Sheet of 50 (10x5) stamps. Nominals 1,35 Lt (0,39 ) ir 2,80 Lt (0,81 ). No Christmas is a celebration of winter solstice which, following the spread of Christianity, took on a new mean-ing of a celebration of Jesus birth. Nowadays almost the entire world celebrates Christmas. Traditionally, at Christmas people exchange gifts, decorate a Christmas tree and look forward to a visit from Santa Claus. The New Year s Eve is a celebration which takes place on the eve of 1 January and marks the exit of the old year and the arrival of the new year. This is the beginning of a calendar year. Lithuania started celebrating the New Year s Eve according to the Western traditions not earlier than in 19 century. EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 // 9

10 SPECIAL (SC) AND FIRST DAY (FDC) CANCELATIONS FDC LITHUANIA - A MEMBER OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL. Vilnius. Artist E. Paukštytė SC PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION OF DALIA GRYBAUSKAITĖ. Vilnius. Artist E. Paukštytė FDC 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BALTIC CHAIN OF FREEDOM. Vilnius. Artist E. Paukštytė FDC 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF ORSHA. Vilnius. Artist D. Vildžiūnas FDC THE FIRST LITHUANIAN SPACE SATELLITES. Vilnius, Kaunas. Artist E. Paukštytė SC EUROPEAN COOPERATION DAY. Vilnius. Designed by E. Paukštytė. POST ENVELOPES (WITHOUT IMPRINTED STAMPS) WIS WIS LITHUANIA A MEMBER OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL. Artist E. Paukštytė. Horizontal flap. Edition 900. Printed in graphic laboratory TYPO of Katkus. PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION OF DALIA GRYBAUSKAITĖ. Artist E. Paukštytė. Horizontal flap. Edition Printed in graphic laboratory TYPO of Katkus. 10 EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 //

WIS WIS WIS WIS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BALTIC CHAIN OF FREEDOM. Designed by E. Paukštytė. Horizontal flap. Edition 900. Printed in graphic laboratory TYPO of Katkus.

Paukštytė. Horizontal flap. Edition 1000 each envelope. Printed in graphic laboratory TYPO of Katkus. EUROPEAN COOPERATION DAY. Designed by E. Paukštytė. Horizontal flap. Edition 5000.

11 WIS WIS WIS WIS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BALTIC CHAIN OF FREEDOM. Designed by E. Paukštytė. Horizontal flap. Edition 900. Printed in graphic laboratory TYPO of Katkus. 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF ORSHA. Designed by D. Vildžiūnas. Horizontal flap. Edition 900. Printed in graphic laboratory TYPO of Katkus. THE FIRST LITHUANIAN SPACE SATELLITES. Artist E. Paukštytė. Horizontal flap. Edition 1000 each envelope. Printed in graphic laboratory TYPO of Katkus. EUROPEAN COOPERATION DAY. Designed by E. Paukštytė. Horizontal flap. Edition Printed in graphic laboratory TYPO of Katkus. SPECIAL (SC) CANCELATIONS SC PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION OF DALIA GRYBAUSKAITĖ. Vilnius. Artist. E. Paukštytė. Edition SC EUROPOS BENDRADARBIAVIMO DIENA. Vilnius. Designed by E. Paukštytė. Edition SPECIAL AND FIRST DAY CANCELATIONS IN OCTOBER 2014 NOVEMBER FDC 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST HEART SURGERY IN LITHUANIA. Vilnius FDCC BELFRY OF VABALNINKAS CHURCH 19TH C.. Vilnius FDC HOLY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR. Vilnius PC HOLY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR. Vilnius. EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 // 11

12 SMALL AMOUNTS OF POSTAGE STAMPS FAUNA / FLORA: Series THE RED BOOK OF LITHUANIA. PLANTS Series THE RED BOOK OF LITHUANIA. BUMBLE-BEES THE RED BOOK OF LITHUANIA. WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLE. INDEPENDENCE: Series LITHUANIA S INDEPENDENCE DAY Souvenir sheet ANN. OF RESTORATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF JANUARY THE FREEDOM DEFENDERS DAY. TECHNICAL MONUMENTS: TH ANN. OF RAILWAY IN LITHUANIA Small sheet WATER MEASURING STATION OF SMALININKAI Souvenir sheet THE OLD SHIPS OF BALTIC SEA. CELEBRATIONS: Souvenir sheet 100TH POSTAGE STAMP Series HOLY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLY CHRISTMAS. SPORT: Souvenir sheet SUCCESS IN XXVII GAMES OF OLYMPIAD TH ANNIVERSAY OF THE FIFA Souvenir sheet BASKETBALLERS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS. M. K. ČIURLIONIS: Souvenir sheet M.K.ČIURLIONIS. CASTLE FAIRY TALE. FAMOUS PEOPLE: Series FAMOUS PEOPLE CARDINAL V. SLADKEVIČIUS TH BIRTH ANN. OF JUOZAS MILTINIS. HISTORICAL EVENTS: TH ANN. OF THE FIRST LITH. OPERA BIRUTĖ LITHUANIA MEMBER OF UNO ANN. OF ACCESSION TO THRONE OF VYTAUTAS. 12 EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 //

13 EUROPE: Series EUROPE Series EUROPE 02. CIRCUS Series EUROPE 01. WATER NATURE RESOURCES. LITHUANIAN POST STAMP DEPARTMENT OFFERS: Year sets of Lithuanian postage stamps, covers with first day and special cancellations. Year sets of Lithuanian postage stamps in the folder: A 1992 year 21,02 Lt / 6, _ year 110,00 Lt / 31, _ year 143,00 Lt / 41, year 120,00 Lt / 34, year 102,00 Lt / 29, year in a Davo Lux pages 87,16 Lt / 25, year in a Davo Lux pages 108,00 Lt / 31, year in a Davo Lux pages 134,00 Lt / 38,81 Souvenir folders: Coats of Arms ( ). 30,05 Lt / 8, th ann. Of Lithuania Post 35,89 Lt / 10,39 Thematic book: The Red Book in Lithuania postage stamps 198,00 Lt / 57,34 Latvia and Estonia postage stamps Latvia postage stamps: Olympic games 92 1,54 Lt / 0, Booklet Mare Balticum 92 3,08 Lt / 0, _1 Souvenir sheet Via Baltica 95 4,35 Lt / 1, Old vehicles 96 5,00 Lt / 1, Children games 97 5,25 Lt / 1, th ann. Of Ventspils harbor 1,56 Lt / 0,45 Estonia postage stamps: _08 Booklet Mare Balticum 92 3,08 Lt / 0, Standards 92 0,31 Lt / 0, Reprint 92 0,31 Lt / 0, Standards 92 0,31 Lt / 0, Ann. of Independence 1,77 Lt / 0,51 EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 // 13

14 Souvenir sheet Via Baltica 95 3,55 Lt / 1, National clothing 95 1,49 Lt / 0, th ann. of United Nations Organization 1,75 Lt / 0, Save the Estonia Sea 0,93 Lt / 0,27 We have more Latvia and Estonia postage stamps not specified in this list. Subscriptions for Latvia and Estonia postage stamps are available. Orders are made through Lithuania Post Stamp Department. Postage stamps are sent to a client after the pay-ment for the goods. First day covers, special covers and other philatelic production is also available. Please, send your orders to: Lithuania Post Stamp Department J. Jasinskio g. 16 LT Vilnius Lithuania Or contact us: postage.stamps@post.lt Tel. (+370 7) NOTE The themes for the postage stamps are being selected based on the Minister s of Transport Ministry order No for The Rules for Postage Stamps Release, Withdrawal from a Circulation and Accounting, II article. The designs for the postage stamps are being selected and printed based on the Minister s of Transport Ministry order No for The Rules for Postage Stamps Release, Withdrawal from a Circulation and Ac-counting, III and IV articles. 14 EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 //

15 2015 STAMP AND SOUVENIR SHEET RELEASE SCHEDULE No. Stamp or souvenir sheet title Issue date Postage stamp, souvenir sheet, series Coins with Vytis, the Symbol from the Emblem of the Lithuanian State a standard set of 6 postage stamps 7. Euro Introduction in Lithuania postage stamp The Red Book of Lithuania. Mammals: - The Otter (Lutra lutra) - The European mink (Mustela lutreola) 10. The 500th Birth Anniversary of Mikalojus Radvila Juodasis 11. The 25th Anniversary of the Act on the Restoration of an Independent State of Lithuania a set of 2 postage stamps postage stamp postage stamp 12. Technical Monuments: The Kaunas Fortress postage stamp Europa. Old Toys a set of 2 postage stamps 15. The 200th Anniversary of Jonas Juška postage stamp 16. Tourism in Lithuania postage stamp 17. Lithuanian Bridges postage stamp the Year of Ethnographic Regions Souvenir sheet 19. Contemporary Art of Lithuania: Fashion postage stamp 20. Education and Knowledge Day postage stamp 21. The 250th Birth Anniversary of Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis postage stamp 22. Information Technologies postage stamp 23. Traditional Crafts in Lithuania postage stamp Holy Christmas and New Year a set of 2 postage stamps Lithuanian postage stamps are available at: If you have any questions, contact us: expressinfo@post.lt EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 // 15

16 2014 Public Limited Company Lietuvos paštas 16 EXPRESSINFORMATION Nr. 91 //

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