Estonian Stamps

Here are a few from WW2

Tartau Local Issue(later available in other Post offices)



These were also issued imperf.


I also have some of the Parnau Issues (real and Forgeries), Hitler Heads (complete set), WW1 "OB.OST." as well as some others

Thanks for showing those rev.Stampman, I had never seen the tartau issues before. Do you know if they exist used?

Yes, they do. But beware of CTO's and Forged cancels especially on the Imperf's. Their were 2 printings + Imperforates. Numerous color var. and error's exist.
They were Designed by Viktor Krass

First Printing:(Aug 7, 1941)
The Paper is thick, greyish and chalk surfaced.
The Gum is yellowish, thick and uneven.
15 - 100,000 Issued
20 - 250,000
30 - 250,000

2nd Printing:(Aug 12, 1941)
wove paper
The gum is white and slightly shiny.
15 - 200,000 Issued
20 - 250,000
30 - 250,000

2nd Printing Imperforates:(Sept. 11, 1941).
3,500 Issued of each Value

Thank you for sharing revstampman. Very nice collection!

BeeSee - used Tartu from my collection

I'm so interested in Estonian stamps, that just yesterday came back from a very nice two weeks trip arround Estonia. From Narva to Kuressaare and fron Valga to Haapsalu, not forgetting Tartu, Pärnu, and so on...
There, in Tartu's open market, I bought this nice 1994 cover with postmarks of the the Estonian Song Festival 125 aniv., held for the first time in Tartu.



For twenty years now, I've been collecting Estonian used stamps (1st Republic) and Estonian Postal History, with main focus on the 1990/1992 period, from which I do have a prety nice collection.

Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games series. Circulated to that city on the Games of the 25th Olympiad opening day.

Thank you Cursus for sharing those beautiful covers.

How many of you knew that Estonian Post destroyed 3.2 tons (21 million) of stamps last year? What a waste of good stuff!

It is quite obvious, there are lots of closet Estonia collectors
on SCF

Here is an Estonian Billboard, with no bill

I think the company was framed

You tease.....

Why?

Those stamps were no longer in service so they just shredded them.

For example:

Cursus's 1992 Olympic Games series cover that was posted. All of those were shredded...and many others.

See, that's the problem with modern society,

no thinking outside the box, no verve, no free thinkers
just too many rules.

Here you have to hand it to the Germans

Give the kids "The World's fastest stamp tearer"
get the kids involved in stamping... what fun!

Imagine 21 million stamps to rip apart....Yowee!

What do they think of next? Wonder if that's a + on their resume when they get older?

I wouldn't mind ripping apart stamps if I got to keep them afterwards. But in that case I'm pretty sure I would be in last place.

Wonder how many were damaged?

In Norway the Postal Authority just sit on the stamps for some years, and then try to sell them for over face value.

Now that Estonia is in Euros, ether it was the end of this year or next (don't remember) Then all of the kroon stamps will no longer be in service...meaning more stamps for them to shred soon.