File:Lithuania 1991 FDC MiNr0488 B002.jpg

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First Day Cover (FDC) from Lithuania; 1991; issue "650th Death Anniversary of Gediminas"
Stamp: Michel: No. 488 (LT); Yvert & Tellier: No. 419 (LT); AFA: No. 485 (LT); PZ: No. 32
Color: greyish green / greyish yellow on coated paper
Nominal value: 70 (Kopekų)

Postage validity: from 28 September 1991 until 30 September 1992
date QS:P,+1991-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P580,+1991-09-28T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1992-09-30T00:00:00Z/11

Postmark: Special postmark, PZ: No. 18; Vilnius, (first day special postmark)
Date (first issue day of FDC)
Source scan of original
Author Postal Administration (of the Ministry of Communications) of Lithuania
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  • The same stamp as single stamp, postmarked (Michel No. 488)
    The same stamp as single stamp, postmarked (Michel No. 488)
Picture description Stamp: Detail of the oldest known plan-drawing of Vilnius with the "Upper palace" as castle of the Dukes of Lithuania in the 5 - 13th century and home castle of Grand Duke Gediminas (drawing from 16th century printed in Cologne)

Special postmark: circular skew inscription in Lithuanian language with serifless capital letters "LITUANIA'S GRAND DUKE GEDIMINAS" over centered portrait of Gediminas with Gediminas-gate-symbol ("Pillars of Gediminas") (portrait in the same drawing how at the stamp Michel No. 487); under the portrait drawing inscription (in Lithuanian language) with serifless capital letters "650th DEATH ANNIVERSARY" over oulined unscription of location/date "VILNIUS-C 1991 09 28"
Cover picture: portrait of Grand Duke Gediminas (d. 27 Oct 1430) in knights armour with helmet over inscription (in the same drawing how at the stamp Michel No. 487); left below edge: the Gediminas gate ("Pillars of Gediminas");

First day of issue
Publisher Postal Administration (of the Ministry of Communications) of Lithuania
Design Kostas Katkus (stamp + postmark + cover)
Printer Wertpapierdruckerei Leipzig (also: SPO Leipzig; Security Printing Establishment, Leipzig), Germany (stamp)

Spindulys, Kaunas (envelope)

Printing technique Offset printing (stamp + cover)
Circulation 1,000,000
Perforation Comb perforation, K 13 (stamp)
MICHEL Nr. Litauen, Nr. 488 auf Ersttagsbrief

PZ = Pažto Ženklas (philatelic firm), "First postage stamps, covers, special cancels of the Republic of Lithuania - Catalogue 1990 - 1991", Vilnius, 1991

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