▁postal ▁communic ations ▁were ▁rather ▁sp or adic ▁and ▁mainly ▁met ▁the ▁military ▁needs . ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 4 ▁Nar va ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁postal ▁route ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁- ▁Nar va ▁- ▁P sk ov ▁- ▁Vel iki ye ▁Lu ki ▁- ▁Poland . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Est onian ▁st amps ▁ins cribed ▁" E esti ▁Post " ▁were ▁issued ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁were ▁used ▁concurrent ly ▁with ▁some ▁Russian ▁values ▁over print ed ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁Est onia , ▁though ▁the ▁proven ance ▁of ▁these ▁latter ▁issues ▁is ▁question ed . ▁ ▁The ▁declaration ▁of ▁independence ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁stamp ▁of ▁Est onia ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁B ols he vik ▁take over ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁Russia ▁during ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁German ▁vict ories ▁against ▁the ▁Russian ▁army , ▁between ▁the ▁Russian ▁Red ▁Army ' s ▁retre at ▁and ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁adv ancing ▁German ▁troops , ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁E ld ers ▁of ▁the ▁Ma ap ä ev ▁issued ▁the ▁Est onian ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁in ▁P är nu ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁and ▁in ▁T all inn ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁authorities ▁gained ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁T all inn ▁Post ▁Office ▁and ▁liquid ated ▁the ▁former ▁postal ▁service . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8