List of people on stamps of Lithuania
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Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, along with the dates of their stamp appearance.
1919–1940
| Mi# | Date of Issue | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 78, 81, 82 | August 25, 1920 | Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas (1350–1430) |
| 80, 83 | August 25, 1920 | Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas (1275–1341) picture |
| 91A, 94A, 95, 96 | May 1922 | Grand Duke of Lithuania Kęstutis Kestutis Kęstutis was monarch of medieval Lithuania. He was the Duke of Trakai and governed the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1342–82, together with his brother Algirdas , and with his nephew Jogaila... (1300–1382) |
| 126 | September 27, 1922 | Soldier Povilas Lukšys (1300–1382) |
| 127 | September 27, 1922 | Lieutenant Antanas Juozapavičius (1894–1919) |
| 128 | September 27, 1922 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... Dr. Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius... (1851–1927) |
| 129 | September 27, 1922 | Writer Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Gabrielė Petkevičaitė was a Lithuanian writer and activist. Her pen name Bitė eventually became part of her last name.-Biography:... (1861–1943) |
| 130 | September 27, 1922 | Prime minister Augustinas Voldemaras Augustinas Voldemaras Augustinas Voldemaras was a Lithuanian nationalist political figure. He served as the country's first Prime Minister in 1918, and again from 1926 to 1929.- Biography :... (1883–1946) |
| 131 | September 27, 1922 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... Pranas Dovydaitis Pranas Dovydaitis Pranas Dovydaitis was a Lithuanian politician, Prime Minister of Lithuania, teacher, encyclopedist, editor, and professor.- References :... (1886–1942) |
| 132 | September 27, 1922 | Prime minister Mykolas Sleževičius Mykolas Sleževicius Mykolas Sleževičius was a Lithuanian lawyer, political figure, and journalist, who served as Prime Minister of Lithuania on two occasions.- Early life :... (1882–1939) |
| 133 | September 27, 1922 | Prime minister Ernestas Galvanauskas Ernestas Galvanauskas Ernestas Galvanauskas was a Lithuanian engineer, politician and one the founders of the Lithuanian Peasants' Union... (1882–1967) |
| 134 | September 27, 1922 | 3rd President of Lithuania Kazys Grinius Kazys Grinius Kazys Grinius was the third President of Lithuania, and held that office from 7 June 1926 to 17 December 1926.When Grinius was born in Selema, near Marijampolė, Lithuania was part of the Russian empire. He studied medicine at the University of Moscow and became a physician... (1866–1950) |
| 135 | September 27, 1922 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... 2nd President of Lithuania Aleksandras Stulginskis Aleksandras Stulginskis Aleksandras Stulginskis Aleksandras Stulginskis Aleksandras Stulginskis (born (February 26, 1885 in Kutaliai, in Šilalė district municipality near Tauragė, Lithuania, Russian Empire; died September 22, 1969 in Kaunas) was the second President of Lithuania (1920–1926)... (1885–1969) |
| 136, 137 | September 27, 1922 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... 1st and 4th President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona was one of the most important Lithuanian political figures between World War I and World War II. He served as the first President of Lithuania from April 4, 1919 to June 19, 1920. He again served as the last President of the country from December 19, 1926 to June 15, 1940, before... (1874–1944) |
| 137 | September 27, 1922 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... Justinas Staugaitis Justinas Staugaitis Justinas Staugaitis was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic bishop, politician, educator, and author. He one of the twenty signatories to the Act of Independence of Lithuania.... (1866–1943) |
| 137 | September 27, 1922 | Politician Stasys Šilingas Stasys Šilingas Baron Stasys Šilingas Lithuanian lawyer and statesman, was a significant figure in the history of Lithuania's independence.... (1885-19??) |
| 274–277 | March 8, 1927 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius... (1851–1927) |
| 281–284 | February 10, 1928 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... 1st and 4th President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona was one of the most important Lithuanian political figures between World War I and World War II. He served as the first President of Lithuania from April 4, 1919 to June 19, 1920. He again served as the last President of the country from December 19, 1926 to June 15, 1940, before... (1874–1944) |
| 307–309 | June 9, 1930 | Prime Minister Juozas Tūbelis Juozas Tubelis Juozas Tūbelis was a Lithuanian politician, Prime Minister and member and chairman of the Lithuanian Nationalists Union.... (1882-11939) |
| 293–306 | June 9, 1930 | Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas (1350–1430) |
| 310–313 | June 9, 1930 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... 1st and 4th President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona was one of the most important Lithuanian political figures between World War I and World War II. He served as the first President of Lithuania from April 4, 1919 to June 19, 1920. He again served as the last President of the country from December 19, 1926 to June 15, 1940, before... (1874–1944) |
| 332–335 | December 1, 1932 | Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas (1350–1430) |
| 332–335 | December 1, 1932 | Grand Duke of Lithuania Jogaila Jogaila Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis... (1377–1401) |
| 340–343 | December 1, 1932 | King of Lithuania Mindaugas Mindaugas Mindaugas was the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania and the only King of Lithuania. Little is known of his origins, early life, or rise to power; he is mentioned in a 1219 treaty as an elder duke, and in 1236 as the leader of all the Lithuanians... (1200–1263) |
| 344–346 | December 1, 1932 | Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas (1275–1341) |
| 347 | December 1, 1932 | Grand Duke of Lithuania Algirdas Algirdas Algirdas was a monarch of medieval Lithuania. Algirdas ruled the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377, which chiefly meant monarch of Lithuanians and Ruthenians... (1275–1341) |
| 350–351, 354–355 | May 6, 1933 | Grand Duke of Lithuania Kęstutis Kestutis Kęstutis was monarch of medieval Lithuania. He was the Duke of Trakai and governed the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1342–82, together with his brother Algirdas , and with his nephew Jogaila... (1300–1382) |
| 352, 353 | May 6, 1933 | Birutė Birute Birutė was the second wife of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and mother of Vytautas the Great. There is very little known about Birutė's life but after her death a strong cult developed among Lithuanians, especially in Samogitia.-Marriage:... (died in 1382) second wife of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania |
| 354,355 | May 6, 1933 | Grand Duke of Lithuania Algirdas Algirdas Algirdas was a monarch of medieval Lithuania. Algirdas ruled the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377, which chiefly meant monarch of Lithuanians and Ruthenians... (1296–1377) |
| 356, 357 | May 6, 1933 | Writer Andrius Vištelis-Višteliauskas (1837–1912) |
| 358, 359 | May 6, 1933 | Politician, engineer Petras Vileišis Petras Vileišis Petras Vileišis was a prominent Lithuanian engineer, political activist, and philanthropist.His early schooling took place in Panevežys. He then completed his secondary education at the Šiauliai Gymnasium, graduating with honors. In 1874, he completed his studies at St. Petersburg University, with... (1851–1926) |
| 360, 361 | May 6, 1933 | Doctor Dr. Jonas Šliūpas (1861–1944) |
| 362, 363 | May 6, 1933 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... Dr. Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius... (1851–1927) |
| 372, 373 | September 16, 1933 | Poet Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he... (1862–1932) |
| 374, 375 | September 16, 1933 | Writer Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas Juozas Tumas, also known by the pen name Vaižgantas , was a prominent Lithuanian writer, Roman Catholic priest, social activist, literary historian, and one of the founders of the Party of National Progress. He wrote novels, short fictional pieces, and non-fiction... (1869–1933) |
| 376, 377 | September 16, 1933 | Author of Lithuanian anthem Dr. Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka was a Lithuanian poet and physician, and the author of both the music and lyrics of the Lithuanian National Anthem, Tautiška giesmė. He is regarded in Lithuania as a National Hero. Kudirka used pen names - V... (1858–1899) |
| 378, 379 | September 16, 1933 | Writer Žemaitė Žemaite Žemaitė - a pen name of Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė; in Bukantė near Plungė — 7 December 1921 in Marijampolė) was a Lithuanian writer. Born to impoverished gentry, she became one of the major participants in the Lithuanian National Revival... (1845–1921) |
| 385, 387 | May 18, 1934 | Lithuanian-American pilot Steponas Darius Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot.... (1897–1933) |
| 385, 387 | May 18, 1934 | Lithuanian-American pilot Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot.... (1893–1933) |
| 391–393 | July 7, 1934 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... 1st and 4th President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona was one of the most important Lithuanian political figures between World War I and World War II. He served as the first President of Lithuania from April 4, 1919 to June 19, 1920. He again served as the last President of the country from December 19, 1926 to June 15, 1940, before... (1874–1944) |
| 405–407 | March 24, 1936 | Lithuanian-American pilot Feliksas Vaitkus Feliksas Vaitkus Felix Waitkus was an American born Lithuanan pilot and the sixth pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic.- Biography:... (Felix Vaitkus) (1907–1956) |
| 408–412 | December 11, 1936 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... 1st and 4th President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona was one of the most important Lithuanian political figures between World War I and World War II. He served as the first President of Lithuania from April 4, 1919 to June 19, 1920. He again served as the last President of the country from December 19, 1926 to June 15, 1940, before... (1874–1944) |
| 425, 427 | February 15, 1939 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... Dr. Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius... (1851–1927) |
| 426, 428 | February 15, 1939 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... 1st and 4th President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona was one of the most important Lithuanian political figures between World War I and World War II. He served as the first President of Lithuania from April 4, 1919 to June 19, 1920. He again served as the last President of the country from December 19, 1926 to June 15, 1940, before... (1874–1944) |
| 433, 435 | October 28, 1939 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... Dr. Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius... (1851–1927) |
| 434, 436 | October 28, 1939 | Signator of the Act of Independence of Lithuania Act of Independence of Lithuania The Act of Independence of Lithuania or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital. The Act was signed by all twenty... 1st and 4th President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona was one of the most important Lithuanian political figures between World War I and World War II. He served as the first President of Lithuania from April 4, 1919 to June 19, 1920. He again served as the last President of the country from December 19, 1926 to June 15, 1940, before... (1874–1944) |
| 444 | May 6, 1940 | Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas (1275–1341) |
Sources
- Lietuvos pašto ženklai. Nepriklausoma Respublika (1918–1940). Pašto ženklų katalogas. (Jonas Grigaliunas, Charles Matuzas and others. 1991, Mintis. ISBN 5-417-00448-0)