▁was ▁not ▁considered ▁successful ▁and ▁therefore ▁not ▁repeated . ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁per for ated ▁st amps ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁and ▁very ▁likely ▁it ▁will ▁remain ▁unknown . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Schön herr , ▁the ▁Post ▁Office ▁in ▁T all inn ▁sold ▁about ▁ 6 , 5 0 0 ▁st amps ▁to ▁a ▁deal er , ▁who ▁sent ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁via ▁Finland ▁to ▁Germany . ▁The ▁package ▁never ▁arrived ▁and ▁its ▁fate ▁is ▁still ▁unknown . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁literature ▁that ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁st amps ▁was ▁sold ▁over ▁the ▁counter ▁by ▁the ▁Post ▁Office . ▁The ▁exact ▁figure ▁is ▁also ▁unknown . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁st amps ▁still ▁in ▁circul ation ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁no ▁greater ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁of ▁which ▁genu ine ▁items ▁are ▁very ▁rare . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁" per for ated " ▁st amps ▁in ▁collections ▁are ▁for ger ies ▁or ▁private ▁per for ations ▁- ▁which ▁can ▁to ▁be ▁recognized ▁by ▁good ▁per for ation ▁quality ▁and ▁the ▁st amps ▁mostly ▁being ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁print ings . ▁Es pecially ▁rare ▁is ▁the ▁block ▁of ▁four ▁and ▁naturally ▁on ▁cover . ▁Probably ▁ 2 - 3 ▁covers ▁may ▁exist ▁at ▁all . ▁The ▁per for ated ▁ 1 5 ▁k ope cks ▁of ▁the ▁Flow ers ▁Issue ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁rare ▁and ▁myster ious ▁post age ▁st amps ▁of ▁Est onia . ▁ ▁Est onia