LATVIA

Stamps inscribed 'Latvija', 'Latvijas PSR', or 'Latvijas Pasts'

<- 1918 Part of Russian Empire
1918 - 1940 Independent Republic
1940 - 1941 Part of the Soviet Union with stamps issued for the Latvian PSR
1941 - 1945 German Occupation
1945 - 1991 Part of the Soviet Union
1991 ->

From 1918: 1 Rublis = 100 Kapeiku
From 1922: 1 Lats = 100 Santims (=50 Rublis)
From 1991: 1 Ruble (SUR) = 100 Kopek
From 1992: 1 Rublis (LVR) = 100 Kapeiku (=1 SUR)
From 1993: 1 Lats (LVL) = 100 Santims (=200 LVR)
From 2014: 1 Euro (EUR) = 100 Eurocents (=LVL 0.702804)
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DOMESTIC CATS

Issue Item code Item type Face value Remarks SC
1991 -> Unstamped Soviet Postal Stationary used in post-indepependence Latvia

Envelope back
LV_SUN19910000 ENV SER 1 Unstamped envelope Service Persian
Red persian
Un-franked Soviet envelope
SUN19910000 ENV PER 2
used in Latvia, stamped 'DIENESTA' ['Service'] by the PO.
Envelope no. 132650
Printing date: 23.07.90
Issue date: ???? 1991
RDL

Envelope back
LV_SUN19910000 ENV SER 2 Unstamped envelope Service Persian
Cream persian
Un-franked Soviet envelope
SUN19910000 ENV PER 4
used in Latvia, stamped 'DIENESTA' ['Service'] by the PO.
Envelope no. 132650
Printing date: 23.07.90
Issue date: ???? 1991
RDL
2 December 1995 - Christmas
LV19951202 ST 0_24 Stamp 0.24 Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat
MI 419
ILM
LV19951202 FDC 0_51 First day cover 0.51
(2 x 0.06
+ 0.15
+ 0.24)
Unspecified breed (on stamp and in cachet)
Cartoon cat
Official FDC with
LV19951202 ST 0_24
and the 3 other stamps in set
CC
7 December 1996 - Christmas
LV19961207 ST 0_20 Stamp 0.20 Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat
MI 446
9 June 2001 - Latvian Writers
LV20010609 ST 0_40 Stamp 0.40 Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat
Cats in Literature
illustration from The Cat's Mill (1913) by Kārlis Skalbe (1879-1945)
MI 549
M

Cover
Back
LV20010609 BK 2_40 Booklet 2.40
(6 x 0.40)
Unspecified breed (on all stamps and inside cover)
Cartoon cat
Cats in Literature
illustration from The Cat's Mill (1913) by Kārlis Skalbe (1879-1945)
Booklet with 6 x
LV20010609 ST 0_40
issued for BELGICA 2001 in Brussels
MI MH???
LV20010609 FDC 0_40 First day cover 0.40 Unspecified breed (on stamp and in cachet)
Cartoon cat
Cats in Literature
illustration from The Cat's Mill (1913) by Kārlis Skalbe (1879-1945)
Official FDC with
LV20010609 ST 0_40
3 December 2005 - Christmas
LV20051203 ST 0_15 2 Stamp 15.00 Unspecified breed
MI 651
M
ILS3
FDC
3 December 2010 - Christmas
LV20101203 ST 0_35 Stamp 0.35 Unspecified breed
MI 798
LV20101203 SH 3_50 Sheetlet 3.50
(10 x 0.35)
Unspecified breed (on stamps and two marginal labels)
Sheetlet with 10 x
LV20101203 ST 0_35
MI KB798
LV20101203 LB 4 Marginal label - Unspecified breed
Central, marginal label from
LV20101203 SH 3_50
26 July 2013 - Pets: Cats
LV20130726 ST 0_35 Stamp 0.35 / 0.50 Unspecified breed
Dual denomination LVL/EUR
MI 798
M4
LV20130726 ST 0_98 Stamp 0.98 / 1.39 Unspecified breed
Dual denomination LVL/EUR
MI 799
M
LV20130726 SH 3_50 Sheetlet 3.50
(10 x 0.35) /
5.00
(10 x 0.50)
Unspecified breed
Sheetlet sith 10 x
LV20130726 ST 0_35
Dual denomination LVL/EUR
MI KB798
LV20130726 SH 9_80 Sheetlet 9.80
(10 x 0.98) /
13.90
(10 x 1.39)
Unspecified breed
Sheetlet sith 10 x
LV20130726 ST 0_98
Dual denomination LVL/EUR
MI KB799
LV20130726 FDC 1_33 First day cover 1.33
(0.35
+ 0.98) /
1.89
(0.50
+ 1.39)
Unspecified breed (on stamps, postmark, and in cachet)
Official FDC with
LV20130726 ST 0_35
and
LV20130726 ST 0_98
CC
LV20130726 FDP 1051 First day postmark - Unspecified breed
"Pirmā Diena - First Day"
LV-1051 Rīga 51
26 July 2013
CC
LV20130726 LB 5 Marginal label - Unspecified breed
Colourpoint
First row, left marginal label from
LV20130726 SH 3_50
LV20130726 LB 7 Marginal label - Unspecified breed
Brown tabby
Second row, left marginal label from
LV20130726 SH 3_50
M
LV20130726 LB 9 Marginal label - Unspecified breed
Tortie looking straight ahead
Third row, left marginal label from
LV20130726 SH 3_50
M
LV20130726 LB 10 Marginal label - Unspecified breed
Tortie, looking slightly up
Third row, right marginal label from
LV20130726 SH 3_50
LV20130726 LB 12 Marginal label - Unspecified breed
Black and white
Fourth row, right marginal label from
LV20130726 SH 3_50
LV20130726 LB 14 Marginal label - Unspecified breed
Blue (grey) and white
Fifth row, right marginal label from
LV20130726 SH 3_50
LV20130726 LB 20 Marginal label - Unspecified breed
Black and white (spotty)
First column, top marginal label from
LV20130726 SH 9_80
LV20130726 LB 21 Marginal label - Unspecified breed
Red tabby and white
Second column, top marginal label from
LV20130726 SH 9_80
LV20130726 LB 22 Marginal label - Unspecified breed
Black and white (harlequin)
Third column, top marginal label from
LV20130726 SH 9_80
LV20130726 LB 33 Marginal label - Unspecified breed
(possibly Oriental Shorthair)
Brown tabby
Third column, bottom marginal label from
LV20130726 SH 9_80
LV20130726 LB 34 Marginal label - Unspecified breed
(possibly Abyssinian)
Sorrel, white mussle
Fourth column, bottom marginal label from
LV20130726 SH 9_80
M
LV20130726 LB 35 Marginal label - Unspecified breed
Fawn (or possibly chocolate)
Fifth column, bottom marginal label from
LV20130726 SH 9_80
22 November 2013 - Christmas
LV20131122 ST 0_60 Stamp 0.60 / 0.85

Unspecified breed
Cartoon cats
Dual denomination LVL/EUR
MI 881

M
24 November 2017 - Christmas
LV20171124 ST 0_78 Stamp 0.78 Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat
MI 1033
23 November 2018 - Christmas
LV20181123 ST 0_50 Stamp 0.50 Unspecified breed
Self-adhesive stamp
MI 1061
LV20181123 ST 0_78 Stamp 0.78 Unspecified breed
Self-adhesive stamp
MI 1062
LV20181123 ST 0_85 Stamp 0.85 Unspecified breed
Self-adhesive stamp
MI 1063
10 May 2019 - Mother's Day
LV20190510 ST 0_50 Stamp 0.50 Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat
MI 1074
M
RILM
LV20190510 FDC 0_50 First day cover 0.50 Unspecified breed (on stamp and in cachet)
Cartoon cat
Official FDC with
LV20190510 ST 0_50
CC
8 September 2019 - Father's Day
LV20190908 ST 0_50 Stamp 0.50 Unspecified breed
Cartoon cat
MI ???
BDC
LV20190908 FDC 0_50 First day cover 0.50 Unspecified breed (on stamp and in cachet)
Cartoon cat
Official FDC with
BDC

List compiled by Geir Arveng with valuable information from Sergey Osimov, Patricia O'Brian, Patrick Roberts, Marci
Jarvis, Robert Jarvis, Nahum Shereshevsky, and TS Tan.
Latest update: 20 October, 2019