Estonia

Estonia is a country between Russia and the Baltic Sea.  File:Estonia 1918.jpg|1918 5k definitive. File:Estonia numeral riv perf.jpg|1919 5p value with privately applied perfs. File:Estonia waves.jpg|1919 35k value. File:Estonia longboat.jpg|1919 1m Viking longboat definitive. File:Estonia map.jpg|1922 map. File:Estonia lions.jpg|1928 2s definitive. File:Estonia first.jpg|1991 0.70k definitive. File:Estonia Koidula.jpg|1993 Koidula. File:Estonia map 2012.jpg|2012 €0.45 map. File:Estonia arms.jpg|2014 €0.45 arms of Vóru self-adhesive. File:Estonia occ.jpg|1941 15+15k Russian occupation semipostal 
 * Previously part of the Russian Empire, it declared independence in February 1918. Its first stamps were issued in 1918 inscribed EESTI POST.
 * In 1919, Russian stamps were provisionally handstamped Eesti Post. There are many forgeries.
 * Also in 1919, currency was changed to penni and marks. Stamps were issued inscribed EESTI VABARIK.
 * Beginning in 1920, stamps were inscribed either with EESTI POST or EESTI VABARIK
 * In 1928, currency was again changed, to sents and kroon. A new definitive series was released, inscribed EESTI. Some issues continued to be inscribed EESTI POST.
 * In June 1940, Russia occupied Estonia, annexing it as a Russian republic.
 * In 1941, Germany invaded and occupied the Baltic region. German stamps overprinted OSTLAND were issued. See: Ostland.
 * In September 1944, the Soviet Union re-occupied Estonia, once again making it a Russian republic.
 * With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Estonia declared independence and began issuing its own stamps again in October 1991. They were inscribed EESTI as they still are today.
 * In 2006, in anticipation of conversion to the euro, Estonian stamps were denominated in both kroon and euros.
 * Beginning in 2011, stamps were denominated in euros.