The Provisional Postmarks of Latvia 1919 - 1920 ref No. P.O. (District) Opening date / closing date type index Earliest seen Latest seen ref vH HB Jakimovs A 0004 Abrene (Abrene) 20.03.1920 LR p.k., p.t.k. Tolkova parish Bokova manor-house 20.03.20 / p.t.k. - 07.04.21 - 01.11.21 (renamed Jaunlatgale) LR1 Pitalowo manuscript cancellation in Latvian pr15 29 -4-20 8-6-20 4.2 001.2 LR2 PITALOWO * * wooden mark pr14 20.05.20 LR3 PITALOWO negative seal pr14 9 - 6 (20) 4.1 001.1 0010 Aglona (Daugavpils) 06.01.1919 SL Kapina p.t.n. Somerseta Abc - 06.01.19 - 17.01.20 SL1 КАПИНО ВИТЕБ. pr1 a 566.1 119.1 SL2 КАПИНО ВИТЕБ. pr1 б 17 2 19 11 12 19 566.2 119.2 LR p.k., p.t.k. Kapina Somerseta p.k. - 14.02.20 / p.t.k. -24.07.20 - 01.06.27 (renamed Aglona) LR1 КАПИНО ВИТЕБ. used at Rušūna p.k. pr1 a 23 5 20 7 7 20 566.3 119.1 LR2 КАПИНО ВИТЕБ. pr1 б 22 4 20 -4 9 20 566.4 119.2 0014 Ainaži (Valmiera) 14.01.1919 SL p.t.k., 0,5 km from Ainaži station, route Valmiera - Ainaži Abc - 14.01.19 (postal operations didn't take place 14-22.02.19), Abc - 04.04.19 - 25.05.19 SL1 ГАЙНАШЪ ЛИФЛ. pr1 a 12 2 19 003.1 SL2 ГАЙНaШ + date single line mark pr14 19 , 3 19 15.1 003.2 SL3 Гайнaш pr15 15 / V (19) 15.2 003.3 EE 05.07.19 - 17.07.20 EE1 Heinaste pr15 9 / 8 19 003.4 EE2 Heinaste single line mark pr14 003.5 EE3 ГАЙНАШЪ ЛИФЛ. pr1 a 22 11 19 003.1 EE4 HEINASTE / EESTI pr4 A 30 6 20 15.3 003.6 0026 Aizpute (Aizpute) 1858 / 17.12.1918 (taken over from German Post) LR p.k. / p.t.k. Aizpute, Zvaigžņu ielā 7, 2,1 km fr. Aizpute stn. A - 18.12.18 LR1 Russian date stamp pr14 -4 ЯНВ 1919 -7. MAP. 1919 26.1 004.2 LR2 AIZPUTE negative single-line seal pr14 21 2 19 14 5 19 26.2 004.1 1 © Juris Mors 2018-02-12 The Provisional Postmarks of Latvia 1919 - 1920 ref No. P.O. (District) Opening date / closing date type index Earliest seen Latest seen ref vH HB Jakimovs 0040 Allaži (Rīga) 24.10.1919 LR p.ag., parish direction, 10 km S Sigulda Ab - 24.10.19 / Abc - 01.11.21 LR1 Allascha / P. Kant. + h/w date 2-line mark pr14 1 XII 19 26 / I 20 40.1 006.1 31. decembri LR2 ALLASCHU / PASTA AĢENTURA / _h/w date 19 g. 3-line mark 25.octobri 1919 40.2 006.2 pr14 1919 LR3 ALLASCHU / POSTA AĢENTURA / _h/w date 1920 g. 3-line mark pr14 1.9.20 5 / II 21 40.2 006.2 LR4 ALLASCHU / POSTA AĢENTURA / h/w date 192 g. 3-line mark pr14 8 / II. 21 22 / 6 21 40.2 006.2 0042 Aloja (Valmiera) 16.01.1919 SL p.n. 16.01.19 - 03.05.19 (evacuated to Vilšeni manor) SL1 АЛОЯ ЛИФЛ. pr1 - 29 4 19 42.1 007.1 SL2 АЛОЯ ЛИФЛ. pr1 a 15 4 19 20 5 19 42.2 007.2 LR p.n.,p.t.k. Aloja parish (1920), 12km N Puiķele station Abc - 16.06.19 LR1 АЛОЯ ЛИФЛ. pr1 - 42.3 007.1 LR2 АЛОЯ ЛИФЛ. pr1 a 22 7 19 27 4 20 42.4 007.2 Alt-Autz (in Russian) see Auce Alt-Schwanenburg (in Russian) see Gulbene 0045 Alūksne (Valka) 07.01.1919 SL p.n. A - 07.01.19 / Abc - 20.02.19 - 21.02.19 (equpment stolen) p.n. A - 03.03.19 / Abc - 08.03.19 - 27.03.19 (evacuated to Vecgulbene) p.n. Abc - 03.04.19 - 29.05.19 SL1 МАРІЕНБУРГЪ ЛИФЛ. removed pr2 д 25. 3. 19. 45.1 009.6 SL2 Alūksne pr15 20 II 19 45.2 009.7 LR p.t.k. Alūksnē (1920), 1 km Alūksne stn. Sporta ielā 8 (39) 05.06.19 (postal oper. fr. 06.06.19) Abc - 22.07.19 LR1 "Dumb" dotted rectangle mark pr14 w/o date 45.6 009.1 LR2 "Dumb" dotted circle mark pr14 w/o date 45.5 009.2 LR3 МАРІЕНБУРГЪ / ЛАТВІЯ 2-line mark pr14 6 VI 19 45.4 009.3 LR4 Маріенбургcka / почт-тел.конт 2-line mark (h/w date below) pr14 19 VII 19 13 / I 20 45.3 009.5 2-line mark h/w date below LR5 pr14 3 XI 19 16 / II 20 009.4 Маріенбургcka / почт-тел.конт (larger capitals and concave) LR6 a luksne pr15 31 VII 19 23 / VI 20 45.7 009.7 Antonopole see Malta 2 © Juris Mors 2018-02-12 The Provisional Postmarks of Latvia 1919 - 1920 ref No. P.O. (District) Opening date / closing date type index Earliest seen Latest seen ref vH HB Jakimovs 0058 Ape (Valka) 01.01.1919 SL p.iest. Ab - 01.01.19 / Abc - 20.01.19 - 18.02.19 p.iest. Abc - 08.03.19 - 24.04.19 (evacuated to Alsviķi parish, 25.04 returned but not operating) p.iest. Abc - 07.05.19 - 28.05.19 SL1 OPE ( w/o LATWIJA) pmk. received 20.03.19 pr8 a 9 5 19 20 5 19 58.1 010.2 p.n., Ope p.t.k., Ope station, route Vecgulbene - Ope 06.06.19 / p.t.k. - 07.07.20 - 01.05.27 (renamed Ape - all inventory withdrawn) LR1 ОПЕ,П.Т.КОНТОРА single-line mark pr14 30 / IX 19 7. XII. 19. 58.2 010.1 0084 Auce (Jelgava) 04.03.1879 / 01.02.1919 SL WezAuze 01.02.19 - 10.03.19 (evacuated to Jelgava) SL1 АЛЬТЪ-АУЦЪ КУРЛ. pr1 a 014.2 SL2 АЛЬТЪ-АУЦЪ КУРЛ. pr1 б 014.3 LR p.n.,p.t.k. Vecauce, (Tukums) 0,8 km Vecauce station 24.04.19 - 01.10.24 (named Auce) LR1 АЛЬТЪ-АУЦЪ КУРЛ. pr1 a 21 8 19 11 2 20 85.1 014.2 LR2 АЛЬТЪ-АУЦЪ КУРЛ. pr1 б 12 6 19 -3 12 19 85.2 014.3 LR3 Wez-Auze single-line pr14 w/o date 85.3 014.1 0095 Aumeisteri (Valka) 13.03.1919 SL p.n. Abc - 13.03.19 SL1 Aumeistere pr15 25.3.19 29/3 (19) 96.1 015.3 SL2 Aumeisteri / date 1919 g 2-line mark pr14 7 Aprilī 1919 g 15.maija 1919 g 96.2 015.2 LR p.n., 20.06.19 / p.t.k. - 03.09.20 LR1 Aumeisteri / 1919 g 2-line mark + h/w date pr14 15 / 8 11.I.20 96.3 015.1 LR2 Aumeistere pr15 96.4 015.3 3 © Juris Mors 2018-02-12 The Provisional Postmarks of Latvia 1919 - 1920 ref No. P.O. (District) Opening date / closing date type index Earliest seen Latest seen ref vH HB Jakimovs B Balbinawa see Indra 0116 Baldone (Rīga) 21.02.1919 SL p.t.n. Ab - 21.02.19 - 22.05.19 SL1 № ……………./ BALDONE boxed 2-line registration mark pr14 116.1 016.1 SL2 Балъдона (Baldona in Russian) pr15 24 / V. 19 116.2 016.2 LR p.iest, p.t.k. Baldone parish, Baldone health resort 15.06.19 LR1 № ……………./ BALDONE boxed 2-line registration mark pr14 9-9-19 22-9-19 116.3 016.1 LR2 Baldone pr15 2 / VII 1919 * 14/XII 19 116.4 016.3 0121 Baltinava (Abrene) (25.01.1919) SL p.t.n.Baltinowa (25.01.19) - 11.01.20 SL1 БАЛЬТИНОВА ВИТ. pr1 а 29 4 19 -8 5 19 121.1 017.1 SL2 БАЛЬТИНОВА ВИТЕБ. pr1 б 121.2 017.2 LR Baltinova p.n. Orlova hamlet Ab - 18.12.19 Baltinova Abc - 06.03.20 / p.t.k. - 08.06.21 - 20.07.21 (named Baltinava) LR1 БАЛЬТИНОВА ВИТЕБ. pr1 б 10 1 20 22 6 20 121.3 017.2 0125 Balvi (Abrene) 21.12.1918 SL p.t.n. Bolowska 21.12.18 - 08.01.20 SL1 БОЛОВСКЪ ВИT. pr1 б 18 5 19 121.1 018.1 SL2 БОЛОВСКЪ ВИТЕБ. pr1 в 16 2 19 11 5 19 121.2 018.2 SL3 БОЛОВСКЪ ВИТЕБ. pr1 г 22 2 19 28 4 19 p.k., p.t.k. 5,3 km from Balvi station, LR 17.06.19 / Abc - 23.07.19 - 26.06.24 (named Balvi) route Vecgulbene – Korsova p.t.k. in Balvi Abc - 26.06.24 LR1 БОЛОВСКЪ ВИT. pr1 б 13 8 19 14 10 10 (20) 121.3 018.1 LR2 БОЛОВСКЪ ВИТЕБ. pr1 в -6 8 19 25 8 10 121.4 018.2 4 © Juris Mors 2018-02-12 The Provisional Postmarks of Latvia 1919 - 1920 ref No. P.O. (District) Opening date / closing date type index Earliest seen Latest seen ref vH HB Jakimovs 0131 Bauska (Bauska) 1858 / 22.12.1918 (taken over from German Post) LR at parish direction 27.12.18 - 09.01.19 LR1 Bausk / + h/w date (Gothic type) pr14 17 / II 19 131.6 019.4 LR2 Bauska. (Gothic type) pr14 131.7 019.3 SL p.t.k., 2,1 km from Bauska station 11.01.19 / Abc - 20.01.19 - 19.03.19 SL1 БАУСКЪ pr2 a 131.1 019.1 SL2 БАУСКЪ (note! also fake - different stars) pr2 в 13 2 19 11 3 19 131.2 019.7 SL3 БАУСКЪ pr2 г 7 3 19 131.3 019.2 SL4 BAUSKA (w/o LTWIJA) pr6 а 18 1 19 131.4 019.6 SL5 "Dumb" Russian postmark (text outlined) pr14 а -2 1 19 -4 2 19 131.5 019.1 SL6 Bausk / + h/w date (Gothic type) pr14 (-4 2 19) 17 / II 19 131.10 019.4 SL7 Bauska.