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North Ingermanland
Coat of Arms and Pictorial Definitives
The low value of seven coat of arms definitives issued on March 21, 1920 with a
design closely resembling the first definitive issue of the Finnish Republic.
This pictorial definitive depicting a ruined church was issued on August 2, 1920.
North Ingermanland, located north of Estonia, enjoyed a brief period of independence after World War I. A set of seven definitives using a design similar to Finnish definitives was issued on March 21, 1920. A set of seven pictorial definitives including the value pictured above was issued on August 2, 1920.
The Treaty of Dorpat (Estonia) returned North Ingermanland to Russia in October 1920. According to Varro E. Tyler, only small quantities of the pictorial definitives saw postal use. Philatelic sales accounted for 65% of the revenue of the territory. Many stamps were cancelled to order after they were withdrawn from postal use. Large quantities were sold as remainders in 1922. Nonetheless, Tyler explains, most copies of these stamps in general collections are counterfeits. In his detailed discussion of the 10 pennia value, he notes that forgeries are printed on white paper while genuine stamps are printed on light cream-coloured paper. The Scott catalogue simply notes, "Counterfeits abound."
Bibliography
Lamb, Bob. "North Ingermanland." The American Philatelist. November 2018: 1104. Print.
Mackay, Dr. James. The Complete Guide to Stamps and Stamp Collecting.London: Hermes House, 2005.
"North Ingermanland." Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue. 1997.
Rossiter, Stuart and John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald and Co., 1986.
Tyler, Varo E. "North Ingermanland." Focus on Forgeries A Guide to Forgeries of Common Stamps. Sidney, Ohio: Linn's Stamp News, 1993.
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