The beginning of the official postal service on Estonian soil dates back to 1638, when Tallinn, which was part of the Kingdom of Sweden, received royal permission to open the first post office. The Swedish-era postal system was valid in Estonia until 1710, when during the Northern War, the territory of Estonia was transferred to the Tsarist Russian state. After the conquest of Estonia by Tsar Peter I, the postal system damaged during the war was restored. New postal routes, post stations and post offices were built. At that time the mail was carried by postmen, who were also called tilisangi in Estonian in the old fashioned way.
In 1918, the German occupation authorities took over the Tallinn post office and liquidated the existing postal system. In the same year, on November 13, the Estonian Postal Administration was founded and the first stamp with a floral pattern was issued. The Estonian Post Office considers November 13th to be its founding day, so it has just celebrated its 105th anniversary.
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