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Lithuania 1992 Olympic postage stamps - perforation woes
In 1992 Lithuania issued a set of three stamps to commemorate the upcoming Barcelona/Albertville Olympic games. According to various stamp catalogues these stamps should have no perforation varieties, but as the below entry and specimens hopefully illustrate, the reality is not as simple.
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Środkowa Litwa - postage stamps of Central Lithuania
I believe I'm not much mistaken if I say that stamps of "Środkowa Litwa" have puzzled many worldwide collectors at first sight. They are from the Republic of Central Lithuania, a small buffer state that existed between Poland and Lithuania in the aftermaths of first world war from 1918 to 1922. As some might recall, I purchased a bulk lot of Central Lithuanian stamps (for 25 Euro) way back last year. Well, I've finally had the time to go through the batch and pick up what I need for my collection. And what an interesting and educational few hours I had.
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