AIR
MAILS, FINAL ISSUE
Definitive Air Mail Stamps were issued for the re-opening of the Tallinn-Helsinki
line on February 12, 1924, to cover the necessary supplementary air
mail fee.
Design by Karl Triumph. The 5 and 10 Mk. values show
the Sablatnig P III machine (with landing wheels and snow runners),
the 15 - 45 Mk. show various Junkers F.13 machines (with floats, landing
wheels and snow runners).
Paper: The imperforate stamps and the first printing
of the perforated stamps were printed on ligat (first) paper. The
late printings were made on wove (last) paper with an easily visible
horizontal mesh.
Gum: On the ligat paper the gum is white and shiny.
It is liable to be rough with small air-bubbles. The late printings
have a pure white, smooth, shiny gum that is completely free from
air bubbles.
Print: Typographed by the GPW. Printing sheets (=
counter sheets) of 50 stamps each.
The sheets have a faint underprint in the color of the stamp. Above
and below the blocks there are marginal lines in the two colors. Only
a few sheets of the first perforated stamps have the marginal lines,
they are completely absent on the wove paper.
There are two printings of the 45 Mk. value of the imperforate stamp
(the second one in a duller and more reddish shade) and of the perforated
stamps on the last paper.
Color shades do exist but are unimportant.
| Imperforate |
Perforated |
| |
|
LIGAT |
WOVE |
| I |
II |
|
I |
II |
| 1924-02-12 |
1924-07-11 |
|
1927-12-07 |
1928-03-09 |
| 5Mk |
52.448 |
|
54.100 |
28.700 |
104.400 |
| 10
Mk |
52.298 |
|
54.000 |
27.600 |
104.000 |
| 15
Mk |
52.340 |
|
53.450 |
28.950 |
103.500 |
| 20
Mk |
51.268 |
|
53.200 |
27.500 |
103.850 |
| 45
Mk |
11.850 |
23.950 |
30.000 |
28.300 |
100.000 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Flown
covers with stamps on wove paper are rare.
Perforation: Imperforate or comb perforation 13 1/2.
Proofs exists.
Forgeries are known.
Valid until April 15, 1928. Thereafter the airmail
supplementary fee was to be covered by regular stamps.
Literature:
P. Juurik: Eesti lennupostimargid (Estonian Air Mail Stamps). Eesti
Filatelist No 10, 1965 (in Estonian).
| 96 |
Ei
- 90
Mi - 48A
Zu - 51B
SG - 51B
YT - 7
Sc - C14 |
 |
Day
of Issue:
1925-07-15 |
| Perforation:
13 1/2 |
| Issued:
96 54.100
96I 133.100 |
| SI |
Air-DPC,
not recorded |
 |
 |
 |
| 96 |
5
Mk. Yellow-black, Ligat paper |
1.20 |
2:- |
|
|
SI
MU
MI
Air Mail stamps always together with regular stamps |
|
|
--
75:-
60:- |
| |
Block
of four |
6x |
6x |
|
| B:1 |
Pair:
perforated left only together with imperforate stamp |
+140:- |
-- |
|
| B:2 |
Shifted
perforation (cutting design) |
+15:- |
+15:- |
|
| B:3 |
Narrow
stamp, 42 mm instead of 44 mm |
+5:- |
+5:-
|
|
| E:1 |
(PO)S
and T joined. Pos. 7 |
+1.50 |
+1.50 |
|
| E:2 |
Left
wing broken. Pos. 13 |
+1.50 |
+1.50 |
|
| E:3 |
Right
wing broken |
+1.50 |
+1.50 |
|
| E:4 |
Setoff
of centrepiece |
+10:- |
+10:- |
|
| 96I |
Yellow-black,
wove paper |
0.60 |
-- |
|
|
Not
recorded |
|
|
|
| |
Block
of four |
5x |
-- |
|
| E:1 |
(PO)S
and T joined. Pos. 7 |
+1:- |
+1:- |
|
| E:2 |
Frame
interrupted above U and P. Pos. 25 |
+1:- |
+1:- |
|
| E:3 |
Blue
dot in right (1)0. Pos. 20 |
+4:- |
+4:- |
|
| 97 |
Ei
- 91
Mi - 49A
Zu - 52B
SG - 52B
YT - 8
Sc - C15 |
 |
Day
of Issue:
1925-07-15 |
| Perforation:
13 1/2 |
| Issued:
97 54.000
97I 131.600 |
| SI |
Air-DL,
not recorded |
|
|
|
| 97 |
10
Mk. Blue-black, Ligat paper |
1.20 |
2:- |
|
|
SI
MU
MI
Air Mail stamps always together with regular stamps |
|
|
--
60:-
60:- |
| |
Block
of four |
6x |
6x |
|
| E:1 |
White
spot in left frame. Pos. 4 |
+1.50 |
+1.50 |
|
| E:2 |
Frame
interrupted above U and P. Pos. 25 |
+1.50 |
+1.50 |
|
| E:4 |
Blue
dot in right (1)0. Pos. 20 |
+1.50 |
+1.50 |
|
| 97I |
Blue-black,
wove paper |
0.60 |
-- |
|
|
Not
recorded |
|
|
|
| |
Block
of four |
5x |
-- |
|
| E:1 |
White
spot in left frame. Pos. 4 |
+1:- |
|
|
| E:2 |
Frame
interrupted above U and P. Pos. 25 |
+1:- |
|
|
| E:4 |
Blue
dot in right (1)0. Pos. 20 |
+1:- |
|
|
| E:5 |
Strongly
shifted centrepiece |
+6:- |
|
|
| 98 |
Ei
- 92
Mi - 50A
Zu - 53B
SG - 53B
YT - 9
Sc - C16 |
 |
Day
of Issue:
1925-07-15 |
| Perforation:
13 1/2 |
| Issued:
98 53.450
98I 132.450 |
| SI |
Air-IPC
1925-07-15 - 1928-04-15
Flown covers with correct postage scarce |
|
|
|
| 98 |
15
Mk. Red-black, Ligat paper |
1.20 |
3:- |
|
|
SI
MU
MI
Air Mail stamps always together with regular stamps |
|
|
70:-
90:-
60:- |
| |
Block
of four |
6x |
6x |
|
| E:1 |
Damaged
E(E). Pos. 21 |
+1.50 |
+1.50 |
|
| E:2 |
Damaged
frame. Pos. 20 |
+1.50 |
+1.50 |
|
| E:3 |
Line
and 5 dots above left wing. Pos. 21, 22, 31 and 32 |
+1:- |
+1:- |
|
| 98I |
Red-black,
wove paper |
0.60 |
-- |
|
|
Not
recorded |
|
|
|
| |
Block
of four |
5x |
-- |
|
| B:1 |
Double
perforation |
+10:- |
|
|
| E:1 |
Damaged
E(E). Pos. 21 |
+1:- |
|
|
| E:2 |
Damaged
frame. Pos. 20 |
+1:- |
|
|
| E:3 |
Line
and 5 dots above left wing. Pos. 21, 22, 31 and 32 |
+0.75 |
|
|
| E:4 |
Damaged
(E)E. Pos. 15 |
+1:- |
|
|
| E:5 |
Shifted
centrepiece |
+2:- |
|
|
| 99 |
Ei
- 93
Mi - 51A
Zu - 54B
SG - 54B
YT - 10
Sc - C17 |
 |
Day
of Issue:
1925-07-15 |
| Perforation:
13 1/2 |
| Issued:
99 53.200
99I 131.350 |
| SI |
Air-IL
1925-07-15 - 1928-04-15
Flown covers with correct postage scarce |
|
|
|
| 99 |
20
Mk. Green-black, Ligat paper |
1.20 |
3.50 |
|
|
SI
MU
MI
Air Mail stamps always together with regular stamps |
|
|
60:-
--
70:- |
| |
Block
of four |
6x |
6x |
|
| E:1 |
Broken
(O)S. Pos. 40 |
+1.50 |
+1.50 |
|
| E:2 |
Interrupted
frame above OS. Pos. 24 |
+1.50 |
+1.50 |
|
| 99I |
Green-black,
wove paper |
0.50 |
-- |
|
|
Not
recorded |
|
|
|
| |
Block
of four |
5x |
-- |
|
| E:1 |
Broken
(O)S. Pos. 40 |
+1:- |
|
|
| E:2 |
Interrupted
frame above OS. Pos. 24 |
+1:- |
|
|
| E:3 |
Mutilated
(EES)T. Pos. 6 |
+1:- |
|
|
| 100 |
Ei
- 94
Mi - 52A
Zu - 55B
SG - 55B
YT - 11
Sc - C18 |
 |
Day
of Issue:
1925-05-03 |
| Perforation:
13 1/2 |
| Issued:
100 30.000
100I 128.300 |
| SI |
Air-IPM
1925-05-03 - 1928-04-15
Flown covers with correct postage rare |
|
|
|
| 100 |
45
Mk. Violet-black, Ligat paper |
1.20 |
3:- |
|
|
SI
MU
MI
Air Mail stamps always together with regular stamps |
|
|
90:-
--
-- |
| |
Block
of four |
6x |
6x |
|
| E:2 |
Damaged
(E)E. Pos. 3 |
+1.50 |
+1.50 |
|
| E:3 |
Upper
4(5) broken. Pos. 1 |
+1.50 |
+1.50 |
|
| 100I |
Dull violet-black, wove paper |
0.50 |
-- |
|
|
Not
recorded |
|
|
|
| |
Block
of four |
5x |
-- |
|
| E:1 |
Setoff
of centrepiece |
+30:- |
|
|
| E:2 |
Damaged
(E)E. Pos. 3 |
+1:- |
|
|
| E:3 |
Upper
4(5) broken. Pos. 1 |
+1:- |
|
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Please
note that all prices are estimates in USD, based on the average retail
market of 1985, when the original catalogue/handbook
was written. The prices are considerably higher today.
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