1918, February 18 | Proclamation of independence, independence day: Feb. 16 |
1918 March 3 | Peace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Russia cedes Lithuania |
1918 November 11 | Capitulation of Germany, Lithuania independent with Vilnius as its capital |
1918 December 26 | First Lithuanian post office in Vilnius |
1918 December 27 | First Lithuanian stamps at the Vilnius counter |
1919, January 2 | First occupation of Vilnius by Polish insurgents |
1919, January 5 | Lithuanian government relocated to Kaunas |
1919, January 5 | First occupation of Vilnius by Bolsheviks (LSSR-LITBEL) |
1919, April 19 | Second Polish occupation of Vilnius |
1919 | Paris Peace Conference: Lithuania independent |
1920, July 12 | Russia recognizes Lithuania with Vilnius (Treaty of Moscow |
1920, August 25 | Second Lithuanian reign in Vilnius |
1920, August 26 | Lithuanian government back in Vilnius |
1920, October 9 | Third Polish occupation (general Zeligowski) |
1920, October 10 | Proclamation of the state "Central Lithuania" (Vilnius region) |
The cover features the picture of a tree with the text "Atkurta Nepriklausoma Lietuvos Respublika 1990 III.11", which means "Restauration of the Independent Republic of Lithuania 1990 III.11" (March 11, 1990). (75% of actual size)The imprinted stamp bears the image of the peace angel. The cover is printed by the printing-office Spindulys in Kaunas, which also printed the last Lithuanian stamps in 1940.
The first stamps appeared on October 7, 1990. The image is again the peace angel.