NEWS
& MESSAGES
July
17, 2011
The number of members in the Efur society has increased again. We
welcome Mr. James O. Belcher (USA) as a new member.
August
4, 2010
Heinrich
Koehler are offering a fantastic collection of ELVA and OTEPÄÄH
in their next sale.
Here are two links so can you have a look at this collection. The
collection will be offered mostly as single lots in a separate catalog.
https://www.heinrich-koehler.de/d-b-z/ot/index.html
https://www.heinrich-koehler.de/d-b-z/el/index.html
Most of the lots are signed or with certificate of Nemvalz, Vaher
and many new certificates of Thomas Löbbering.
July
13, 2010
The number of members in the Efur society has increased again. We
welcome Mr. Arthur Gübeli (Switzerland) as a new member.
May
6, 2010
The number of members in the Efur society has increased again. We
welcome Mr. Romet Kreek (Estonia) and Mr. Steen Hegaard Olsen (Denmark)
as new members.
July
29, 2009
The number of members in the Efur society has increased again. We
welcome Mrs. Julie Yates (United Kingdom) as a new member.
July
24, 2009
The
number of members in the Efur society has increased again. We welcome
Mr. Jüri Lebedev (Estonia) as a new member.
July
22, 2009
Local
issues was added to the on-line catalogue
and thereby the work with the catalogue is completed.
Also the errors that occurs in the original Handbook/Catalogue (by
Elmar Ojaste & Vambola Hurt) has been corrected with the help
of the 1988 Handbook Supplement written by the same authors. With
the information available at date, the on-line catalogue is now as
accurate as it can be.
However, if you find any errors or have some new information, then
please notify me by e-mail.
Kindest regards
Alar Pastarus, EFÜR webb-master
July
13, 2009
ISSUE 41 OF THE ESTONIAN PHILATELIST
brings materials that should interest collectors of varied interests.
From classical philately, a rare fourblock of 10 Marka Aeronaut
imperforate between greets the reader already from the cover, brought
to the readers by Peter Gleason and Kalev Kokk.
Also Erik Sjögren's two articles, one on the printing faults
of the Tallinn Skyline issue of 1920-24 and the other on the perforations
and differences of the two printings of the Reconstruction issue stamps
of 1941 belong to the sphere of classical philately.
From a more recent period the article by Ago Papp about Haapsalu local
provisional stationery, including forgeries, is of great interest
also from the practical aspect.
The opening article of the issue is by Elmar Ojaste, who shows how
it is possible to paint an exciting picture of one's hometown by going
deep into the postal history of his native Suure-Jaani. Reading the
article you can sense his deep-going work in archives, adding authenticity.
Besides, the Grand Old Man of Estonian philately has authored a story
about the 1999 postage stamp lottery, and once again be has gone down
to the minutest details in connection with the subject.
This issue concludes Ka1jula Saare's account of the postal history
of ViIjandi County in the years 1944-64, a period that is often not
very willingly remembered today. Yet also that period constitutes
a part of Estonia's postal history and we must give credit to the
author for giving a thorough overview of the two decades, including
at those aspects of postal workers activity outsiders usually do not
see.
Finally, the issue includes an overview by Tatjana Sergejeva, a Vi1jandi
postal worker, about what happened when people at several Vi1jandi
County post offices suddenly discovered in the afternoon of 31 December
2004 that it was not possible to change the year to 2005 in the date
stamp.
Non members may order The Estonian Philatelist #41, 2009 from:
Anders Håkansson
Rådmansgatan 25, SE-114 25 Stockholm, Sweden
anders_hakansson@telia.com
July
9, 2009
Due to some very rainy and boring summer days lately here in Sweden,
the work with the on-line stamp chapter of the Hurt/Ojaste handbook/catalogue
is now completed! Well, almost - the only thing remaining is to scan
and digitalize the 1918 and 1941 local issues. Hopefully, this remaining
task will be completed before the end of August (2009) ;-). I really
hope that you will find the on-line
catalogue usefull and that you will spread the word about it to
your fellow collectors. As far as I know, no other country specific
society of collectors has such a usefull facility on their webb-site.
The
on-line catalogue is based on the higly awarded "Eesti/Estonia
Philately & Postal History Handbook" written by Vambola Hurt
and Elmar Ojaste. The handbook was issued in 1986 by the Estonian
Philatelic Society in Sweden (EFÜR) in co-operation with the
Estonian Philatelic Society in New York (NY-EFS). The original handbook/catalogue
consists of more than 760 pages and covers more or less all aspects
on Estonian philately. For practical reasons, the on-line catalogue
only covers stamps from 1918 to 1941.
The original handbook was sold out long ago and can today
be found only at philatelic auctions and sites such as E-Bay, for
instance. The handbook has become a great rarity and if you find a
copy, my recommendation is; buy it!
Kindest
regards
Alar Pastarus, EFÜR webb-master
June
23, 2009
The list of collectors has expanded a little again (USA).
June
13, 2009
The number of members in the Efur society has expanded again. We welcome
Mr. Peter Feustel (Germany) as a new member.
June
4, 2009
The EFÜR board have decided to begin a hughe project –
to digitalize the stamp chapter of the Hurt/Ojaste handbook/catalogue
and publish it on the Member Area of this site!
The work has allready started and you may have a look at the so far
result here. However, digitalizing
such a comprehensive catalogue is a very time consuming process; the
work will probably not be completed before the end of october. So,
please be patient…
April
15, 2009
The slide show on the page "Estonia - History in Brief"
that was originally made as an animated gif has been re-designed completely.
It is now made in Flash technique.
March
25, 2009
An
article in Swedish about Estonian Air Mail 1921 - 1922 has been added
to the Member Area. The original article was written in Estonian language
by Vambola Hurt. Translation by Anders Håkansson.
February
23, 2009
An article in facsimile about the Smiltene Issue of 1919 was added
to the Member Area.
The article is in Estonian language and it was written in 1970 by
Elmar Ojaste.
Alltogether, there are now more than 80 interresting articles
covering all aspects on Estonian stamps and postal history.
February
21, 2009
An
article in facsimile about the
Rakvere stamps of 1918 was added to the public
area.
The
article is in Estonian language and it was written in 1970 by August
Pensa.
February
4, 2009
An article about the President Konstantin
Päts Issue was added to the public
area.
December
6, 2008
Usernames and passwords for access to the Member
Area have been changed.
Efur members have been notified by e-mail.
May
24 , 2008
An article by Peter Gleason about the Aeronaut & Teetsov perforations,
translated to swedish by Anders Håkansson, was added to the
public area.
January
26, 2008
An article (in Swedish) about the Flower Design Issue was added to
the page "Articles". The original article did appear in
Eesti Filatelist #40 and was written in English by Erik Sjögren.
The article has been translated to Swedish by Anders Håkansson.
January
19, 2008
Sad news: Our dear friend Vambola Hurt has passed away.
Read more: In English - Eesti
keeles
March
24, 2006
An article - "The First Estonian Air Mail" by Donald McDonald
- was added to the Member Area.
March
17, 2006
An article about the "Plate flaws of the first Estonian Air Mail
stamp" was added to the Member Area. The article is in English.
September
10, 2005
An article by Peter Gleason - "Bogus Willem Eichenthal expert
mark" was added to the Member Area.
November
9, 2004
An article in Swedish ("I Finland censurerad post till och från
Estland 1919") was added to the e-zine.
April
11, 2004
Translation:
TO
WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
The hand stamp used by Valdo Nemvalz for expertizing purposes was
handed over to EFÜR by Mrs. Ulla-Brita Jansson on March 2, 2004.
Mrs. Jansson did confirm that the hand stamp has not been in use after
December 30, 2003.
The hand stamp has been destroyed by EFÜR.
Vambola
Hurt Erich Karjel Alar
Pastarus
February
21, 2004
THE AIR MAIL TARIFFS IN ESTONIA IN 1939 AND 1940
From April 1, 1939 the air mail surcharges for letters and postcards
were abolished within Europe. We have been of opinion that due to
the outbreak of the war, they were reintroduced as of March 1, 1940.
Actually that was not the case. The air mail surcharges in Estonia
- 10 senti for each 20g for letters, and 5 senti for postcards - were
reintroduced as of October 13, 1939 for air mail to the following
Western European countries: Belgium, Spain, Holland, Ireland, France,
Portugal and Great Britain (Päevaleht October 15, 1939. Nr 280).
The air mail to other European countries still was free of charge.
Vambola
Hurt
January
11, 2004
VALDO
NEMVALZ. 1922 - 2003.
Together
with the New Year the news reached us that on December 30, 2003, our
friend Valdo Nemvalz quietly passed away.
Valdo
was born in Viljandi December 31, 1922. Since 1944 he had been living
in Stockholm. Until his retirement he worked as a bank officer, handling
foreign correspondence. His activities in philately started in his
schoolboy-days. Already in 1939 his name can be found as a junior
member in the philatelic society "Estonia". He did collect
the postage stamps of several countries but his main interest was
Estonian philately. When Willem Eichenthal due to old age retired
as an expert, he handed over the activities to Valdo. They had been
working together for some years. For many years Valdo was recognized
as an expert of Estonian philately by most of the collectors.
Valdo was the last of the members who in 1954 established the philatelic
society "Estonian Philatelists in Sweden" (EFÜR). He
was elected as an honorary member of EFÜR. Valdo was always willing
to assist his fellow collectors with their philatelic problems. He
also was a good friend. Rest in Peace!
(The
above picture was taken during a philatelic meeting in Tallinn on
September 2003.)
Koos uue aastaga saabus kurb teade, et 30. detsembril oli meie hulgast
äkitsi lahkunud Valdo Nemvalz.
Ta sündis Viljandis 31. detsembril 1922. Oma pagulaspäevad
veetis ta Stockholmis, töötades pangaametnikuna võõrkeelse
korrespondentsiga. Filateeliaga hakkas Valdo tegelema koolipoisina.
Juba 1939.a. leiame ta nime "Estonia" noorliikmena. Ta kogus
mitmete maade marke, kuid ta peamiseks huvialaks oli siiski Eesti
filateelia. Kui Willem Eichenthal vanaduse tõttu loobus oma
tööst eksperdina, jatkas tema tegevust Valdo. Nad olid juba
tükk aega koostööd teinud. Valdo tegevus eksperdina
jatkus palju aastaid ja ta nimi on tuntud kõikidele Eesti filatelistidele.
Valdo oli viimane nendest filatelistidest, kes aastal 1954 asutasid
Stockholmis seltsi "Eesti Filatelistide Ühing Rootsis"
(EFÜR). Ta oli valitud ühingu auliikmeks. Valdo oli alati
abivalmis, aidates Eesti filateeliaga seotud probleemide lahendamisel.
Peale selle oli ta hea sõber. Puhka rahus.
Vambola
Hurt
October
19, 2003
An article about Estonian imperforated varieties was added to the
Member Area.
We also welcome Mr. Alexander Hildebrand (Sweden) as a new member!
At date, we now have 99 members in 15 countries. Who is going to be
number 100?
September
21, 2003
An article in Estonian language, "Eesti postmarkide kavandeid"
was added to the Member Area.
Please note that new articles always appear at the bottom of the list
of contents.
September
20, 2003
An article in German language, "Essays der Estnischen Briefmarken"
was added to the Member Area.
Please note that new articles always appear at the bottom of the list
of contents.
September
18, 2003
An article in Estonian, "Saksa okupatsiooni maksumargid Eestis
1918" (Fiscal stamps of the German occupation of Estonia 1918)
was added to the Member Area. This article will quite soon be available
in English too.
March
16, 2003
An article about the German occupation of Dorpat (Tartu) 1918 was
added to the member area.
February
20, 2003
An article about the mixed frankings of 1940-1944 was added to the
member area.
November
21, 2002
An article in Swedish, questioning Estonian Proofs, was added to the
Member Area. The article was written as early as 1945. There is a
link added, pointing to an other article - also questioning Estonian
Proofs, written almost 50 years later.
October
17, 2002
An article about the postal history of Viljandi was added to the Member
Area. Available to Efür members only.
September
28, 2002
An article in German - "Die Lagerpostmarken des Estenlagers Geislingen/Steige
1947-50"
was added to the Member Area.
September
14, 2002
An article about the margin inscriptions on Estonian stamps (1936
- 1940) was added to the Member Area.
Available to Efür members only.
September
6, 2002
The Ewald Eichenthal Catalogue, printed in 1931, was added in facsimile
to the Member Area.
August
25, 2002
The site was uploaded to the server for the very first time.
