Tallinn – Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom (A Stamp Album with Secrets)

I did wonder for a while about the purpose of putting a stamp album on display, but this one is really rather cunning, indeed “a plan so cunning, you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel.”

Unfortunately, due to the clumsy way that this museum seems to tell its stories, it just refers to the owner being “Karl” even though I think the museum knows the surname. Anyway, the text of the exhibit notes that he was arrested in the summer of 1950 as he wanted to flee to Finland, so he was sentenced to 30 years of hard labour. He then promptly attempted to escape on three occasions, he certainly sounds like a strong and courageous individual. The museum then states that this was a way to get information and documents back from Siberia, but I don’t know if this was the case with Karl and without a surname, I can’t find out anything more about him. But, I still like the stamp album as a way to transport hidden documents and I think it’s original.