Memel (Klaipėda)
Stamps of 1920
Klaipėda (Memel) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. The city has a complex recorded history, partially due to the combined regional importance of the usually ice-free Port of Klaipėda at the mouth of the Akmena-Danė River. It was controlled by successive German states until the 1919 Treaty of Versailles.
As a result of the 1923 Klaipėda Revolt it was annexed by Lithuania and has remained with Lithuania to this day, except between 1939 and 1945 when it returned to Germany following the 1939 German ultimatum to Lithuania and Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (between Germany and the Soviet Union).
Michel 1 to 17 and A9
"German Empire Issues"
"Overprinted 'Memelgebiet'"
Issued: Aug 1920. The stamps are German Empire stamps featuring Germannia and representative images overprinted 'Memelgebiet'.
Mi 1
5Pf
green
5Pf
green
Mi 2
10Pf
carmine red
10Pf
carmine red
Mi 3
15Pf
brown lilac
15Pf
brown lilac
Mi 4
20Pf
violet blue / ultramarine
20Pf
violet blue / ultramarine
Mi 5
30Pf
dark red orange
30Pf
dark red orange
Mi 6
40Pf
dark carmine red
40Pf
dark carmine red
Mi 7
50Pf
dark grey lilac
50Pf
dark grey lilac
Mi 8
75Pf
black green
75Pf
black green
Mi 9
1 Mark
carmine red
1 Mark
carmine red
Mi 10
1.25 Mark
green
1.25 Mark
green
Mi 11
1.50 Mark
yellow brown
1.50 Mark
yellow brown
Mi 12
2 Mark
dark blue
2 Mark
dark blue
Mi 13
2.50 Mark
red carmine
2.50 Mark
red carmine
Mi 14
10Pf
yellowish orange
10Pf
yellowish orange
Mi 15
30Pf
dark prussian blue
30Pf
dark prussian blue
Mi 16
60Pf
grey olive
60Pf
grey olive
Mi 17
80Pf
ultramarine
80Pf
ultramarine
Mi A9
1 Mark
red
1 Mark
red
Michel 18 to 33
"French Issue Stamps"
"Overprinted 'MEMEL | value | solid bar'"
Issued: 7th Jul 1920 to 5th Apr 1922. Regular issue French stamps with black overprint 'MEMEL', denomination and solid black bar.
Mi 18
5Pf on 5 Cent
blackish green
5Pf on 5 Cent
blackish green
Mi 19
10Pf on 10 Cent
dark orange red
10Pf on 10 Cent
dark orange red
Mi 20
20Pf on 25 Cent
dark blue
20Pf on 25 Cent
dark blue
Mi 21
30Pf on 30 Cent
dark reddish orange
30Pf on 30 Cent
dark reddish orange
Mi 22
40Pf on 20 Cent
red brown
40Pf on 20 Cent
red brown
Mi 23
50Pf on 35 Cent
dark red violet
50Pf on 35 Cent
dark red violet
Mi 24
60Pf on 40 Cent
dark grey red
60Pf on 40 Cent
dark grey red
Mi 25
80Pf on 45 Cent
dark green
80Pf on 45 Cent
dark green
Mi 26
1 Mark on 50 Cent
yellowish brown
1 Mark on 50 Cent
yellowish brown
Mi 27
1.25 Mark on 60 Cent
dark grey violet
1.25 Mark on 60 Cent
dark grey violet
Mi 28
2 Mark on 1 Franc
yellowish brownish carmine
2 Mark on 1 Franc
yellowish brownish carmine
Mi 29
3 Mark on 2 Franc
reddish orange
3 Mark on 2 Franc
reddish orange
Mi 30
3 Mark on 5 Franc
dark blue
3 Mark on 5 Franc
dark blue
Mi 31
4 Mark on 2 Franc
reddish orange
4 Mark on 2 Franc
reddish orange
Mi 32
10 Mark on 5 Franc
blackish blue
10 Mark on 5 Franc
blackish blue
Mi 33
20 Mark on 5 Franc
blackish blue
20 Mark on 5 Franc
blackish blue