10.26.2012 Lithuania. "The Invaders" who build bridges
Yesterday, on October 25, 2012, the Lithuanian operator of post
service "Lietuvos pastas" together with the Latvia and Estonia administrations
enters into the post circulation the joint project "Railway bridges of
Baltic". On the lithuanian postage issue are a stamp and Block of three values
represented the longest (599м) and the highest (49м) bridge of Lithuania - railway viaduct in Liduvenai. The stamp is printed in form of tete-beche pair in mini sheet of 10 values with decorating margins.
Designers: V. Bručienė & Indrek Ilves Print:: offset Perforation: 13¼ : 13¼ Size of Block: 125 х 60 mm. Edition of stamp: 100 000 copies. Edition of Block: 30 000 copies. Stamp printing: “Österreichische
Staatsdruckerei GmbH” printing-house (Austria). Block printing: Joh. Enschedé
(Holland).
In 1916 the German army constructed a wooden platform in Liduvenai. Some years later by order of the German occupational authorities on its place was built the steel bridge on which there was a statue of German chancellor Otto von Bismarck. During the Second World War in 1944 the bridge was blown up by receding German armies. The bridge was restored by engineering division of Red Army in 1952.
