Showing posts with label Lithuania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lithuania. Show all posts

Thursday, April 04, 2024

Lithuania: The 250th Anniversary of the Commission of National Education

 

Stamp:

The 250th Anniversary of the Commission of National Education - Issued: 13-10-2023



Many thanks to Vera!

Monday, March 04, 2024

Lithuania: EUROPA 2015 - "Old Toys"

 

Stamps:

2x EUROPA 2015 - "Old Toys" (from a set of two) - Issued: 09-05-2015


Many thanks to Regina!

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Monday, December 05, 2022

Lithuania: Crowd-Funded Drone Bayraktar for Ukraine

The first Bayraktar fundraising for the Armed Forces of Ukraine took place in Lithuania. It was announced by Lithuanian TV presenter Andrius Tapinas. This initiative received approval from the defense departments of Lithuania and Turkey. Lithuanians collected more than 5 million euros for this purchase in three days. On June 2, 2022, Baykar, the manufacturer of attack drones, announced that it will donate Bayraktar TB2 to the Lithuanian campaign. Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas emphasized that Lithuania will use the collected money to buy the necessary ammunition for the attack drone.

On June 9, the Lithuanian Post Office started selling a stamp with the image of Bayraktar TB2. Half of the money for the purchase of the stamp goes to the accounts of the charity fund "Blue/Yellow" (Lithuanian: Mėlyna ir geltona) for humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

(source: Wikipedia)

 
Thanks a lot Vera for this Cover!
 

Stamps:

Crowd-Funded Drone Bayraktar for Ukraine - Issued: 09-06-2022

 

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

Monday, June 06, 2022

Lithuania: The 100th Anniversary of Vytautas Magnus University

Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) (Lithuanian: "Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas (VDU)") is a public university in Kaunas, Lithuania. The university was founded in 1922 during the interwar period as an alternate national university. Initially it was known as the University of Lithuania, but in 1930 the university was renamed to Vytautas Magnus University, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of the Lithuanian ruler Vytautas the Great, who is known for the nation's greatest historical expansion in the 15th century. It is one of the leading universities of Lithuania, and has about 8,800 students, including Master's students and Ph.D. candidates. There are a little over 1000 employees, including approximately 90 professors.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vytautas_Magnus_University

Stamps:

The 100th Anniversary of Vytautas Magnus University - Issued: 11-02-2022


Many thanks to Vera!


Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Friday, March 18, 2022

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Lithuania: EUROPA - "Castles"

Lithuanian Post issued two stamps for the 2017 EUROPA theme "Castles". The stamps on this cover below are showing ancient documents of the castles of Biržai (left stamp) and Klaipėda (right stamp). Biržai Castle is a castle in the city of Biržai, located in the northern part of Lithuania. The city and the whole region is renowned for its many traditional-recipe beer breweries. Klaipėda Castle, also known as Memelburg or Memel Castle, is an archeological site and museum housed in a castle built by the Teutonic Knights in Klaipėda, Lithuania, near the Baltic Sea. It was first mentioned in 1252.

On the left bottom, you can also see a cachet postmark from the International Stamp Fair in Sindelfingen 2017.


Stamps:
EUROPA "Castles" (full set) - Issued: 29-04-2017

Friday, May 06, 2016

Lithuania: Klaipėda

Klaipėda, historically also known as Memel, is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County. The city has a complex recorded history, partially due to the combined regional importance of the usually ice-free Port of Klaipėda at the mouth of the Akmena-Danė River. The population shrank from 207,100 in 1992 to 157,350 in 2014. Besides others, the city is twinned with Mannheim, Germany.



Stamp:
Traditional Crafts in Lithuania - Issued: 07-11-2015


Many thanks to Raimonda for this card!

Friday, August 28, 2015

Lithuania: Kaunas

Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas is located at the confluence of the two largest Lithuanian rivers, the Nemunas and the Neris, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, the largest body of water entirely in Lithuania. The Population of the city is about 300,000. On the center picture of the card you can see a famous landmark: The Town Hall of Kaunas.



Stamp:
Coat of Arms of Lithuanian Towns "Ignalina" - Issued: 30-07-2011