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Approximately a year ago sometimes to the collectors are started
coming unusual Estonian stamps - overprints of black color on "Own
stamp" of Estonia of various issues. The stamps so reminded amateur
"self-made" that initially collectors, without reflecting, took them
as the next fantasy having relation neither to mail, nor to philately. On
the one hand that fact guarded them that images on stamps were unostentatiously
primitive. Most often it is logos, announcements, advertizing or
photos. On the other hand, the Estonian post reported nothing about the
edition of overprints or any other similar issue.
Since April, 2012, in reply to numerous inquiries of the
most persistent philatelists employees of the state enterprise "Eesti
Post" began to admit ambiguously in broken Russian existence and legitimate
use in a post circulation of strange overprints.
"Postaraju obiznit. Estonskaja potsta vypustila 3 raza Marku
„My Stamp“. M355 s nominalom 4,40 EEK. M373 s nominalom 5,50 EEK. M408 s
nominalom 9,00 EEK. Vse eti nominalo mozno cerez web sdelat svoju personalnuju
marku. Teper my perepecatali na etih kroon nominaly novyje EUR nominaly, no
oficialnyi vypusk ne sdelali i eti perepecatannyje nominaly mozno byla
izpolzovat S 01.11.2011 do 29.03.2012." "I will try to explain. The Estonian mail issued 3 times a
stamp „My Stamp“. M355 of face value 4,40 EEK. M373 of face value 5,50 EEK.
M408 of face value 9,00 EEK. On all these face values it is possible by web to
made a personal stamp. Now we reprinted on these kroon face values a new EUR
face values, but an official issue didn't make and these reprinted face values
could be used Since 01.11.2011 to 29.03.2012".
So, in translation into the clear Russian languege on issues
"Own stamp" 2006, 2007 and 2008 the Estonian post put a new overprints,
higher face values and within five months somewhere and somehow them sold.
At the same time, at additional expense, the Estonian post
rendering services of the printing of individual images on signs of post
payment. Possibly, a similar service was available to any wishing. However,
owing to low knowledge of the philatelic population, has the luck to use
opportunities of "Estonian Own stamp" the littles.
On issue of 2006 is made the overprint of the face value 0.45
Euros. The post face value 1.00 Euros is made on issue of 2007. And at last
the "My stamp" 2008 was decorated by the price of 1.10 Euros. Not too variously,
but it is typical on Estonian chilly, specifically and without an excess
sentimentality.
As "Eesti post" doesn't consider this edition as
separate post issue, concrete data on overprints are extremely limited. Unknown
still have their exact edition, the period of the real post circulation. And,
the main thing, true motives by which the Estonian stamp functionaries were guided,
publishing similar production. Probably, about it already anybody never learns.
Soul of the Estonian is darkness. It isn't without reason spoken "Still
waters run deep".
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