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First Day Souvenir Cover (FDSC) of Lithuania; 1991; commemorative special letter to the "IV World Lithuanians' Sport Games" with first-day-envelope and first-day-postmark (but not the stamps of this issue)
Stamps: Michel No. 480 + 481 (LT); Yvert & Tellier: 411B + 412B (LT); AFA: 490 + 491 (LT); Reikfil No. 24 (488) + 25 (489); stamps printed on thick off-white paper without gum
Color (25-stamp): brown to reddish brown to intensive sienna (Michel: "lebhaftsiena")
Color (30-stamp): carpet to reddish purple to dark reddish lilac with black
Watermark (both stamps): dense horizontal lines
Nominal value (total franking): 25 (Kopekų) + 30 (Kopekų) = 55 (Kopekai)

Postage validity (stamps): from 23 July 1991 until 30 September 1992
date QS:P,+1991-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P580,+1991-07-23T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1992-09-30T00:00:00Z/11

Stamp picture size (both stamps): 16 x 19.5 mm
Postmark: Special postmark No. 13 (PZ): Vilnius;

days of validity of postmark: from 27 July 1991 until 4 August 1991
date QS:P,+1991-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P580,+1991-07-27T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1991-08-04T00:00:00Z/11
Date (first day of the commemorative event)
Source scan of original
Author Postal Administration (of the Ministry of Communications) of Lithuania
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  • The same stamp Michel No. 480 as pair
    The same stamp Michel No. 480 as pair
  • The single stamp Michel No. 481
    The single stamp Michel No. 481
Picture description Stamps: Lithuanian Rider (White Knight = Vytautas the Great)

Cover picture: Stylized black relay runner on cinder-track (green) runs through finishing tape (green) + black emblem of the sport games (left, top) + green oak leaves ornament as picture frame (right, top) + black inscription "IV World Lithuanians' Sport Games" (in Lithuanian language) as lower picture caption
Postmark: Special postmark No. 13 (PZ):
On the left of a horizontal rectangle: emblem of the games,
The right part is divided into three identical horizontal rectangle areas bearing text Right area, upper rectangle: two lines text in capital letters: "IV World Lithuanians / Sports Games" (in Lithuanian language)
Right are, central rectangle: inscription in capital letters in serific font style: "LIETUVA"
Right area, lower rectangle: inscription in serifeless font style: "1991" + two lines "VII-27 / VIII-4" + "VILNIUS C"

First day of issue
Publisher Postal Administration (of the Ministry of Communications) of Lithuania
Design stamps: Violeta Skabeikienė

postmark: Vladas Lisaitis
envelope: ?

Printer Spindulys, Kaunas or other
Printing technique Offset printing
Circulation 30,000,000 (stamps)
Perforation none (imperforate)
MICHEL Nr. Litauen Nr. 480 + 481 (stamps)

Reikfil = Reikfil (philatelic firm), "Postal issues of Lithuanian Republic - Catalogue 1990-1991", Publishing-printing firm "Misha", Vilnius, 1991
PZ = Pažto Ženklas (philatelic firm), "First postage stamps, covers, special cancels of the Republic of Lithuania - Catalogue 1990 - 1991", Vilnius, 1991
Notice:
This sports event (official name: “World Lithuanians’ Sports Games”, former: “Lithuanian National Olympic Games”) took place

a) the first once between 17 Jul 1938 – 31 July 1938 in Kaunas (Lithuania).
b) the first commemorative event between 17 Jul 1978 – 31 Jul 1978 in Toronto (Canada)
c) the second commemorative event in 1983 in Chicago (USA)
d) the third commemorative event in 1988 in Adelaide (Australia)

and as the pictured commemorative event

e) the forth once was between 27 Jul 1991 – 4 Aug 1991 in Lithuania.

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