Rare Latvia 1918 Sheet of 228 5Kapeikas Stamps Printed on the Back of German High Command Maps – when Latvia declared their independence from Russia at the end of World War I, they needed to print stamps; paper was in short supply, so these stamps were printed on the back of German High Command maps from the war; there are 228 stamps on the sheet with a value of 5 Kapeikas (12 rows of 19 stamps); the sheet measures approximately 16 1/4 inches by 13 2/4 inches; the sheet was folded for display as an entry at the 1956 5th International Philatelic Exhibition in New York City, April 28 – May 6, 1956 held at the New York Coliseum where it won the Junior Prize. This item is in the category “Stamps\Europe\Latvia”. The seller is “rasmith81″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.