Postage stamps and postal history of North Ingria

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5 pennies of the Series I
Series II of the North Ingrian stamps
A North Ingrian stamp overprinted "Inkerin hyväksi" (For the Ingria) in 1921

The

Finnish postal service
.

History

North Ingria was located in the

Rautu railway station on the Finnish side of the border. As the access across the border was mainly restricted, the North Ingrian postal service was finally launched in the early 1920.[1] The man behind the idea was the lieutenant colonel Georg Elfvengren, head of the governing council of North Ingria. He was also known as an enthusiastic stamp collector. The post office was opened at the capital village of Kirjasalo.[2]

The first series of North Ingrian stamps were issued in 21 March 1920. They were based on the 1917 Finnish "Model Saarinen" series, a stamp designed by the Finnish architect

Finnish marks and similar to the postal fees of Finland. The number of letters sent from North Ingria was about 50 per day, with most of them being carried to Finland.[1] They were mainly sent by the personnel of the Finnish occupying forces. Large number of letters were also sent in pure philatelic purposes.[2][4]

With the

Treaty of Tartu, the area was re-integrated into Soviet Russia and the use of the North Ingrian postage stamps ended in 4 December 1920.[1] Stamps were still sold in Finland in 1921 with an overprinting "Inkerin hyväksi" (For the Ingria), but they were no longer valid.[3] Funds of the sale went for the North Ingrian refugees.[2]

Values

Series I
  • 5, 10, 25 and 50 pennies
  • 1, 5 and 10 marks
Series II
  • 10, 30, 50 and 80 pennies
  • 1, 5 and 10 marks

References

  1. ^ a b c Inkerin tunnukset Archived 2019-03-19 at the Wayback Machine The Finnish Society of Ingermanland. Retrieved 21 February 2016. (in Finnish)
  2. ^ a b c Северная Ингрия Marochka. Retrieved 21 February 2016. (Russian)
  3. ^ a b Ossa, Mikko: Suomi – filatelian aarreaitta, p. 80–81. Postimerkkiliike Lauri Peltonen, Hanko, Finland, 1971.
  4. ^ "North Ingria/North Ingermanland | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]

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