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Nature of the Sanctuaries of Chepkeliai and Kotra. Date of issue: 3rd October 2007. Joint issue of Lithuania and Belarus Designers: V. Bruchiene (Lithuania), A. Mitjanin (Belarus). Paper: chalky Printing process: offset Perforation: comb 13 3/4 Size of a stamp: 36 x 26 mm. Size of a se-tenant strip (2 stamps and label): 108 x 26 mm. Size of the Miniature Sheet: 135 x 98 mm. Miniature Sheet composition: 3 (1 x 3) se-tenant strips. Printing run: 240.000 se-tenant strips or 80.000 Miniature Sheets. Michel catalogue numbers: 949-950Zf. 2,90 L. multicoloured. Great snipe (Gallinago media) 2,90 L. multicoloured. Corncrake (Crex crex) Miniature Sheet Klb.949-950 First Day Cover Chepkeliai Nature Reserve, situated on the southern edge of Lithuania, consists of the biggest array of marsh in the country, overgrown continental dunes, forests and relic lakes. The River Katra marks the southern boundary of the reserve as well as the state border with Belarus. Behind it the Katra sanctuary runs in Belarus. Specific nature conditions have determined a wide variety of rare plant, insect, amphibian, reptile and bird species. Here breed the biggest populations of Great Snipes in Lithuania as well as Corncrakes, which are rare in other areas.

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