Lithuania

Lithuania, or Lietuva, is a country on the Baltic Sea next to Russia.
 * Lithuania had been part of the Russian Empire, but in 1915, Germany occupied it and the surrounding region until 1918. German stamps were overprinted for the area known as Ob Ost. Stamps were overprinted Postgebiet / Ob. Ost.
 * Lithuania declared its independence in November 1918 and issued its first stamps in December. There were several typeset issues until sometime in 1919 when its first designs were released. All were inscribed LIETUVOS.
 * In 1920, stamps were first inscribed LIETUVA.
 * In July 1940, the country was surrendered to Russia. Lithuanian stamps were overprinted L T S R / 1940 VII 21. Lithuania was absorbed into the Soviet Union.
 * Germany invaded Lithuania and the other Baltic states in 1941, with the area named Ostland. German overprinted stamps were issued.
 * In March 1990, Lithuania declared its independence once again. Stamps were issued in October of that year.

 File:Postgebiet Ob. Ost Mi. 5.jpg|World War I German occupation stamp File:Lithuania typset.jpg|From the Second Kaunas typeset issue. File:Lithuania building.jpg|1932 stamp showing the Kaunas railroad station. File:Lithuania airmail.jpg|With ORO PAŠTAS inscription = airmail File:Ostland 15pf.jpg|OSTLAND overprint used under German occupation of the region. File:Lithuania bison.jpg|1996 1L bison stamp. 

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