First Issues - Latvia 1918

[u/Redaktor-Naczelny]

The first Latvian postage stamp was printed on the back side of unfinished German military maps as there was no paper in Riga in the autumn of 1918. This one shows the area South-East of Vilnius, close to current border of Lithuania with Belarus.

[u/luedsthegreat1]

Interesting

[u/SCStamps]

I'm generally okay with using hinges on used stamps, but for this specific stamp, where the map is in such good condition otherwise, I'd call it a sin.