▁the ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Est onian ▁Def ence ▁League ▁Colonel ▁Johan ▁U nt ▁appointed ▁H indre k ▁R ik and ▁with ▁a ▁directive ▁as ▁the ▁Command ant ▁of ▁the ▁T all inn ▁Post ▁and ▁Te legraph ▁Office ▁and ▁ordered ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁Office ▁under ▁his ▁guard . ▁The ▁Est onian ▁Post al ▁Administration ▁cons iders ▁this ▁date ▁as ▁its ▁date ▁of ▁organiz ational ▁establishment . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Est onian ▁st amps ▁were ▁put ▁into ▁circul ation ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁November , ▁the ▁first ▁st amps ▁bearing ▁a ▁flower ▁orn ament ▁and ▁having ▁the ▁nom inal ▁values ▁of ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 1 5   k ope cks ▁were ▁issued . ▁These ▁first ▁issues ▁were ▁printed ▁by ▁the ▁B ö lau ▁Print ing ▁House ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁N õ m me ▁( now ▁a ▁district ▁of ▁T all inn ). ▁The ▁per for ated ▁ 1 5   k ope cks ▁of ▁the ▁Flow ers ▁Issue ▁was ▁a ▁per for ation ▁trial ▁ordered ▁by ▁the ▁Post al ▁Author ities . ▁The ▁trial ▁was ▁made ▁on ▁sheets ▁of ▁printer s ▁waste ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁and ▁ 2 nd ▁print ings ▁( per f . ▁ 1 1 ½ ). ▁The ▁marg inal ▁st amps ▁were ▁not ▁per for ated ▁on ▁the ▁outside . ▁Therefore , ▁there ▁are ▁st amps ▁per for ated ▁only ▁on ▁three ▁or ▁two ▁( cor ner ▁st amps ) ▁sides . ▁The ▁trial