Lithuania's 1st Independence Issues - Full Sheets - 1990 Complete Mint Set of 4 Sheets of 16

After 50 years under Russian control, Lithuania became the first Republic to announce its independence from the Soviet Union. That bold move prompted other Soviet Republics to declare independence that quickly led to the breakup of the USSR. This first issue, printed locally in imperforate form on ungummed paper, features an angel symbolizing independence over a map of the nation, with simulated printed perforations. The full sheets of 16 include labels in four languages describing them as the first stamps of the independent nation. (Lithuania #375-78)