Catalogue Estonia

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1918 Inscription 'EESTI POST', imperforated

Normally, these stamps are imperforated, but large amount of perforated stamps ended up in collectors hands.

I have seen forgeries of the 35 k value made by Jaan Lubi in 1930. I have no further information on the distinghuishing characteristics of these forgeries.

1919 Different designs, inscription 'EESTI POST', mostly imperforate

  5 p orange (design as 10 p)
  5 p yellow (seagull)
  10 p green (value)
  15 p red (sun)
  35 p blue (seagulls)
  70 p violet (seagulls)
  1 M blue and black (viking ship)
  5 M yellow and black (viking ship)
  15 M green and violet (viking ship)
  25 M blue and brown (viking ship)

Surcharged (1920)

  '1 Mk.' on 15 p red
  '2 Mk.' and bars on 70 p violet

Some stamps exist with local postmaster perforation (see the 5 p above for example). I have seen stamps of the 1919 issue of Estonia overprinted with 'BALTISKI' in various colours and styles. I have no further information on these stamps.

I have seen forgeries of the 70 p value made by Jaan Lubi in 1930. I have no further information on the distinghuishing characteristics of these forgeries. A 1 m yellow and black 'misprint' was produced illegally.

1919 Landscape

  25 p green
  25 p yellow
  35 p red
  50 p green
  1 M red
  2 M blue
  2.50 M blue

Surcharged (1920)

Some stamps exist with local postmaster perforation (see the 35 p above for example).

1919 Airmail stamp, triangle with aeroplane flying from left to right, inscription 'OHU POST' at top

With red '1923' overprint
  '1923' on 5 M black, yellow and grey

With red '1923' overprint and surcharged

  '10 Marka' (red, overprint on two stamps) on 5 M black, yellow and grey
  '15 Marka' (red, overprint slanting) on 5 M black, yellow and grey
  '20 Marka' (red, overprint on two stamps) on 5 M black, yellow and grey
  '45 Marka' (red, overprint on two stamps) on 5 M black, yellow and grey

1920 Charity stamps (two different designs)

  35 + 10 p red and olive
  70 + 15 p blue and brown

Surcharged
  '1 Mk.' on 35 + 10 p red and olive
  '2 Mk.' on 70 + 15 p blue and brown

1921 Red Cross issue, imperforate or perforated

  3 1/2 M (2 1/2 M) orange, grey and red
  7 M (5 M) blue, grey and red

Overprinted 'Aita hadalist.' vertically
  3 1/2 M (2 1/2 M) orange, grey and red
  7 M (5 M) blue, grey and red

Surcharged (1926)
  '5 5 6 6' on 3 1/2 M orange, grey and red (perforated)
  '10 10 12 12' on 7 M blue, grey and red

1922 Weaver or blacksmith

  1/2 M orange (perforated or imperforate)
  1 M brown (perforated or imperforate)
  2 M green (perforated or imperforate)
  2 1/2 M lilac (perforated or imperforate)
  3 M green (perforated)
  
Blacksmith

  5 M red (perforated or imperforate)
  9 M red (perforated or imperforate)
  10 M blue (perforated or imperforate)
  10 M grey (perforated, issued for a stamp exhibition)
  12 M red (perforated)
  15 M lilac (perforated)
  20 M blue (perforated)

Overprinted '1918 24/11 1928 S.S.' value overprinted in 's' (1928)

  2 s green (red overprint)
  5 s red
  10 s blue (red overprint)
  15 s lilac (red overprint)
  20 s blue (red overprint)

1923 Map of Estonia

  100 M olive and blue
  300 M brown and blue

Surcharged (1930)
  '2 KROONI 2' on 300 M brown and blue
  '3 KROONI 3' on 300 M brown and blue

1924 Airmail stamp, triangle with aeroplane, inscription 'OHU POST' at the bottom, various designs, imperforate or perforated

  5 M yellow and black
  10 M blue and black
  15 M red and black
  20 M green and black
  45 M violet and black

1924 Buildings, inscription 'EESTI POST' curved on top

  30 M lilac and black ('KOLKUMMEND MARKA', theater in Dorpat)
  40 M blue and black ('NELIKUMMEND MARKA', theater of Estonia)
  70 M red and black ('SEITSEKUMMEND MARKA', theater of Estonia)

Surcharged (1930)
  '1 KROON' on 70 M red and black

1927 Charity stamps, various castles and cities

  5 M + 5 M green and brown on grey ('KURESAALE')
  10 M + 10 M blue and grey on yellow ('TARTU')
  12 M + 12 M red and black on grey

Larger size
  20 M + 20 M blue and lilac on grey ('NARVA')
  40 M + 40 M brown and blue on brown ('TALLINN')

1928 Three lion (arms), with network underprint

  1 s grey (blue network underprint)
  2 s green (red network underprint)
  4 s dark green (brown network underprint)
  5 s red (green network underprint)
  8 s lilac (red network underprint)
  10 s blue (lilac network underprint)
  12 s red (green network underprint)
  15 s yellow (grey network underprint)
  15 s red (blue network underprint, 1935)
  20 s blue (red network underprint)
  25 s violet (blue network underprint)
  25 s blue (brown network underprint)
  40 s orange (grey network underprint)
  60 s grey (brown network underprint)
  80 s brown (blue network underprint)

1931 Red Cross issue

  2 s + 3 s green and red (red cross with knight)
  5 s + 3 s red (lighthouse)
  10 s + 3 s blue and red (design as 5 s)
  20 s + 3 s blue and red (design as 2 s)

1931 300 year university of Dorpat

  5 s red (with yellow network underprint)
  10 s blue (with lilac network underprint)
  12 s red (with blue network underprint, design as 5 s)
  20 s blue (with olive network underprint, design as 10 s)

1933 Waterfall at Narva

1933 Songfestival in Reval, inscription 'X 1933 ULDLAULUPIDU'

  2 s green (with red network underprint)
  5 s red (with green network underprint)
  10 s blue (with lilac network underprint)

1933 Tuberculosis charity stamps, various designs with cross incorporated

  5 s + 3 s red (with green network underprint)
  10 s + 3 s blue and red (with lilac network underprint)
  12 s + 3 s red and orange (with green network underprint)
  20 s + 3 s blue and red (with orange network underprint)

1935 Woman harvesting

1936 Charity stamps, various arms of cities

  10 s + 10 s green and blue (with grey network underprint)
  15 s + 15 s red and blue (with grey network underprint)
  25 s + 25 s blue and red (with brown network underprint)
  50 s + 50 s black and brown (with olive network underprint)

1936 President Konstantin Pats, inscription 'EESTI POST' at the bottom

  1 s brown
  2 s light green
  3 s orange (1940)
  4 s lilac
  5 s green
  6 s red
  6 s green (1940)
  10 s blue
  15 s red
  15 s blue (1939)
  18 s red-brown
  20 s lilac
  25 s blue
  30 s yellow
  30 s blue
  50 s brown
  60 s lilac

1936 Monastry commemoration, inscription 'PIRITA 1436 1936', various designs with network underprint

  5 s green (with yellow network underprint)
  10 s blue (with lilac network underprint)
  15 s red (with orange network underprint)
  25 s blue (with brown network underprint)

1937 Inscription 'CARITAS', various arms of cities, with network underprint

  10 s + 10 s green (with grey network underprint)
  15 s + 15 s red (with grey network underprint)
  25 s + 25 s blue (with lilac network underprint)
  50 s + 50 s lilac (with grey network underprint)

1938 Inscription 'OPETATUD EESTI SELTS 1838 1938', two different designs with portrait of man

  5 s green
  10 s brown
  15 s red (design as 10 s)
  25 s blue (design as 5 s)

I've seen these stamps printed in a minisheet (one stamp of each value), with inscription '100 [OPETATUD EESTI SELTS]' on top.

1938 Inscription 'CARITAS 1938', various arms of cities, with network underprint

  10 s + 10 s brown
  15 s + 15 s red and green 
  25 s + 25 s blue and red
  50 s + 50 s black and yellow

I've seen these stamps printed in a minisheet (one stamp of each value), with inscription 'UHISABI CARITAS 1938.A.' on top.

1938 Image of ship in harbor with view of Tallinn in the background

1939 Inscription 'CARITAS 1939', various arms of cities, with network underprint

  10 s + 10 s green
  15 s + 15 s red 
  25 s + 25 s blue
  50 s + 50 s brown

I've seen these stamps printed in a minisheet (one stamp of each value), with inscription 'UHISABI CARITAS 1939.A.' on top and 'LISAMAKS VANADE INTELLIGENTIDE KODU HEAKS' at the bottom.

1939 Various views of the city of Parnu, inscription 'KUURORT PARNU 1839-1939'

  5 s green
  10 s violet
  18 s red
  30 s blue

I've seen these stamps printed in a minisheet (one stamp of each value), with the arms of the city next to the 5 s stamp and 'KUURORT PARNU 1839 1939' next to the 30 s stamp.

1940 Inscription 'CARITAS 1940', various arms of cities, with network underprint

  10 s + 10 s green and blue
  15 s + 15 s red and blue
  25 s + 25 s blue and red
  50 s + 50 s light brown and blue

1940 Dove and aeroplane, inscription '1840 1940'

  3 s orange
  10 s violet
  15 s red
  30 s blue

German Occupation

1941 Stamps issued during the german occupation during world war II, inscription 'ESTLAND EESTI'

  15 + 15 brown (Reval, tower)
  20 + 20 lilac (Dorpat bridge)
  30 + 30 blue (Narva, city view)
  50 + 50 light blue (Reval, city view)
  60 + 50 red (Dorpat, theater)
  100 + 100 grey (Narva, castle)

1941 Inscription 'ESTLAND EESTI' arms of Estonia in lower left corner and arms of Germany in upper right hand corner

Inscription 'EESTI POST 1941 10.VII Otepaa'

  20 + 20 black and blue
  30 + 30 black and blue

1941 Pernau issue, various small sized stamps of the Sowjet Union, overprinted 'Pernau 8. VII 1941' in three lines

  5 k red
  10 k blue
  15 k green
  20 k green
  30 k blue

Other stamps of the Sowjet Union exists with overprint 'Eesti Post'. I've seen 1 k orange, 5 k red, 10 k blue and 20 k green.

Some Hitler stamps of Germany with overprint 'OSTLAND' were used in Estonia later during World War II.

Bogus issues (1919?)

Stamps with inscription is 'Eesti Post Virumaa' are bogus issues, pretending to be an issue made by the Sowjet Union.

I've seen the values (designs all slightly different): 5 k orange, 35 k red, 50 k blue, 1 R black, 3 R violet and 10 R lilac.

Non issued stamps (1919)

The origin of these stamps is 'dubious'. The values 1 k orange, 2 k green, 3 k red, 5 k lilac, 10 k blue, 10 k on 7 k blue, 15 k brown and blue, 25 k green and violet, 35 k brown and green, 50 k violet and green, 1 R brown and orange and 10 R red, yellow and grey exist perforated. The values 1 k orange, 2 k green, 3 k red, . The values 1 k orange, 2 k green, 3 k red, 1 R brown and orange, 3 1/2 R brown and green and 5 R blue and green exist imperforated. These overprints are rare to extremely rare. Forged overprints exist.

Another overprint 'Eesti (RakWere)' and value on Russian postal stationary cuts should exist in 1919 (very rare): 10 k on 2 k green, 15 on 2 k green, 20 on 2 k green and 35 on 1 k orange. Many forgeries exist. http://www.efur.se/catalogue/local1.html

Fiscal Stamps

I have seen many fiscal stamps 'EESTI TEMPELMARK' in many different designs, example:

Revenue stamp of 1897 50 k blue (exists with inverted 'N' just above the '5'). It was also issued in 50 k red.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 k	c	c
15 k	*	*
35 k	*	*
70 k	**	**

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 p orange	vc	vc
5 p yellow	**	**
10 p	vc	vc	Imperforate or perforated 11 1/2.
15 p	c	c
35 p	c	vc
70 p	c	c
1 M	c	c
5 M	*	c
15 M	**	**	Imperforate or perforated 14 x 13 1/2.
25 M	***	**	Imperforate or perforated 14 x 13 1/2.
1 M on 15 p	c	c
2 M on 70 p	*	*

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
25 p green	c	vc
25 p yellow	vc	vc
35 p	c	c
50 p	*	c
1 M	*	c
2 M	*	c
2.50 M	*	c
1 M on 35 p	c	c

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 M	*	*

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
35 + 10 p	c	c
70 + 15 p	*	c
1 Mk on 35 + 10 p	*	*
2 Mk on 70 + 15 p	*	c

ESTONIA (EESTI)