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Mogilev, monument to fallen soldiers
The problem with this picture is the scan quality, not the card. No matter what we do, we can’t get a decent scan. There should be no lines in the sky; you should be seeing a normal, blue sky with a few clouds. No idea what the problem is, but it’s not the card’s fault. Mailed in 2013 with three stamps and two postmarks, and some orange postal barcoding. Grade: 2
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Minsk, Касцёл Святога Роха (St. Roch Church)
Mailed as a postcard, though because the reverse is entirely taken up with text printed in Belarusian, the address needed to be put on a label and therefore obscures some information. Two stamps, faint postmark. Grade: 4
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Музей валуноў (Museum of Boulders)
This card is fully printed in Belarusian on the back, and was not really meant to be sent by itself as a postcard–but it was, with extra message, N stamp, partial postmark, and two small stickers. Grade: 4
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Parachutist
Mailed in 2013, with M stamp and Minsk postmark. Grade: 1
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Minsk, Platform of the Vilno Realway (sic) station
Mailed from Minsk in 2013 with M stamp, full Minsk postmark, bilingual prioritaire chops, and heavy Hong Kong postmarks on both sides. Grade: 4
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Fauna of Belarus – Tree sparrow
From the famous Fauna of Belarus series, this card of a tree sparrow. Mailed in 2013 with three different stamps, two Grodno postmarks, and Prioritaire chop. Grade: 1
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Minsk, Welcome to Belarus, Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
Mailed in 2013 with an M stamp and postmark. Nice, embossed card. Grade: 1
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Belarusian traditional ornament
Possibly an internet card, but nicely done anyway, and mailed with two stamps and postmark in 2013. A little bit of postmark transfer on the bottom front. Grade: 2
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Pruzhani, Manor-house of Szwykowskies
This 4″ x 7-3/4″ card was mailed in 2013 with three stamps, two extra small stickers, and two postmarks. Grade: 4
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Полацкі Сафійскі сабор (Polotsk Sofia)
A really big (4-1/2″ x 9″) card that survived being mailed in 2013, but with lots of bumps and bruises. Five stamps (four are the same), all or part of three postmarks, and a bilingual Prioritaire chop. Grade: 3
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Minsk, a tram 1953
The header is the caption on this contemporary card mailed in 2013 with stamp, postmark, and bilingual Prioritaire chop. Some postal battering on the lower edge. Grade: 3
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Unique Belarusian Cyrillic letters
Well, one of the letters, anyway. Card was mailed in 2013 with “H” horse stamp, postmark … Grade: 1
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Minsk, Loshitsa Park
Belarus has this specific kind of item that looks like a postcard on the front, and with some effort could be mailed like one, but the reverse is almost entirely fully pre-printed with information (entirely in Belarusian). So this card is unused, and the sender put it in an envelope along with an English translation. We will pass that along to you if you get the card. Grade: 1
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Minsk – Welcome to Belarus
This 4-1/8″ x 8-1/4″ card was mailed in 2013, has an “M” stamp and part of a postmark. But the entire message and a different label are taped on. Grade: 4
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Minsk, Belarusbank
If you collect bank postcards, you should want this: measuring 4″ x 7-7/8″, mailed in 2013 with large stamp and clear postmark. It survived well being mailed! Grade: 1
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Polotsk, Svaboda Square
Nice, typical Belarusian card measuring 4″ x 7-7/8″, mailed in 2013 with “N” stamp and partial postmark. Grade: 2
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Minsk, Welcome to Belarus, Svislach River, view of the city
Another of these extra-long Belarusian cards, 4-1/4″ x 8-1/4″ with postal battering on the right front edge but otherwise nice. It has a big “M” mushroom stamp and readable Minsk postmark. Someone (not us) drew what looks like a cloud in the message area, to indicate the weather? Grade: 3
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Grodno, Elisa Azheshka monument
We wanted to know more about what this 4″ x 7-7/8″ card portrays, so we went to Google, as we always do. The result? Not much help, even with multiple westernised spellings of the first and last names. So we will leave that part to you. The card was mailed in 2013 with “M” stamp and Grodno postmark. Grade: 1
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Grodno, statue
The whole story is on the front of the 4″ x 7-7/8″ card, mailed in 2013 with large “N” stamp and partial Minsk postmark. Grade: 1
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Minsk, church
Apparently a contemporary card made to look very old (successfully), mailed in 2013 with two stamps and large postmark, and even larger rubber stamp of the name BELARUS that seems to have been applied by the post office. Grade: 2
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Minsk – Say “No” to Discrimination
This is an ad card from an art competition conducted by the Council of Europe. Mailed in 2013 with two stamps and full if mostly obscured postmark. Grade: 1
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Minsk, Belarus State Circus
Mailed in 2013 with an “M” stamp and very faint postmark, alongside a blue bilingual “Prioritaire” rubber-stamp chop. It might look like a maximum card in the scan, but no, that’s just how the design is. Grade: 1
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EMS Belpost
An official card from Belpost, mailed in 2013 with two stamps and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Fauna of Belarus: Wild Boar
From this popular series, a card mailed in 2013 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Welcome to Belarus!
Mailed in 2013, with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Shoemaker (Maximum Card)
Great condition, a card mailed in 2013 with two additional stamps and clear postmark. Grade: 1
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National Library, reading room of the Theses Department (1974)
We’re listing this as Belarus though it is a Soviet-era card from Moscow. Captions in multiple languages, and the sender (in 2013, with torn stamp) explain everything. Grade: 4
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Minsk, From Minsk with Love
Artwork, mailed in 2013 with “M” stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Minsk. A Tram. Year 1934
Our header is the caption, not the date of the card, which was mailed in 2013 with “Ovis musimon” “M” stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Minsk, Welcome to Belarus, The City Hall
Nice card, made in and mailed in 2013, with three “A” stamps and two different postmarks. Grade: 1
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Gomel, Museum of Military Glory
The full caption reads: “Museum of military glory, branch of the regional museum of local lore. Gun of XVIII century”. The card was made in 2006 and mailed in 2013 with a colourful “M” stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Minsk, The National Academy of Science
The Academy was established on 1 January 1929. The card was mailed in 2013 with a large “N” stamp and postmark. Grade: 2
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Minsk, View of the Upper Town
Mailed from Belarus in 2013 with an “N” stamp and postmark. Grade: 2
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Krayavid
Mailed in 2013 with “N” stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Fauna of Belarus – Blue tit
Mailed in 2014, and the sender thoughtfully (and carefully) used seven different stamps (and consequently four full postmarks), making this a nice choice. Grade: 1
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Dove of Peace (Maximum Card)
Very nice as a design, and mailed in 2014 in good condition with an extra stamp and postmark on the back, though we are confused about the origin. Clearly the Maximum Card postmark on the front is official, though there’s an English caption on the back that says “Private souvenir edition. Only 48 copies.” Whatever it is, here it is. Grade: 1
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Baravaya, Museum of Aviation Technique, Mi-26T
Mailed in 2013, showing another exhibit from this large museum. “M” stamp and bilingual Prioritaire label, with postmark. Grade: 1
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Show horse (Maximum Card)
The card was issued in 2011, and mailed in 2013 with “M” stamp and full Minsk postmark. Grade: 1
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Minsk, National Library
Unique shot on a card mailed in 2014 with five stamps and two very faint postmarks. Grade: 1
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Minsk, Belarus State Circus
Long (4-1/8″ x 8-1/4″) card with six stamps, four postmarks, and bilingual Prioritaire chop, battered a bit in transit but how else can you see all this? Grade: 3