The Palace and Park ensemble of Kadriorg was established during the beginning of the 18th century, when the Russian Tsar Peter the Great bought the summer mansion of the Drenteln family and nearly a hundred hectares of land beneath the hillside of Lasnamäe in 1714. On 22 July 1718, Italian architect Niccola Michetti and Peter… Read More »
Postal stationery no 103 Date: 13.07.2018 Designer: Indrek Ilves “Postage paid for sending to all countries” Quantity issued: 1500 Price: 1.94 € Estonian Post: Postal stationery no 103 About this postal stationery in philately forum Special cancellation 13., 14. and 15.07.2018 About this special cancellation philately forum. Exhibition info REFS Estonia : International Philatelic… Read More »
The first Estonian postage stamps “Flower Design” were issued on 24.11.1918 and unlike modern postage stamps, they had to be cut apart. The first postage stamp to include the text “Eesti Vabariik” (the Republic of Estonia) was the postage stamp “Seagull” issued on 13.05.1919. The definitive stamps with three heraldic lions came into use on… Read More »