National Museum of History & Culture
Newsletter # 20 (134) July 28, 2003
| On August 20, 2003 Belarus Post will issue 3 souvenir sheets depicting the exhibits of National museum of history and culture of Belarus. Artistic design: Vladimir Terentjev and Alexander Yevmenenko. Printing process: offset. Colour: full colour. Paper: chalk surfaced. Perforation: frame. Stamp size in the souvenir sheet: no. 513 — 52 x 29,6 mm, no. 514-515 — 28x30 mm. Souvenir sheets size: 82x53 mm. Print quantity: 25.000 each. There are elements of protection on the stamps. |
| Souvenir sheet no. 35  Such axes were spread in the forest zone of Europe from Volga region to Scandinavia. | no. 513 Stone battle boat like axe. Early Bronze Age. 1000 BYR |
| Souvenir sheet no. 36  The so-called lace ornament is typical for the ceramics of this period. This ornament was made by pressing the cord in the surface of non-burnt ceramics. | no. 514 Lace ornament. South-east of Belarus. Ceramics. The Early Bronze Age. |
| Souvenir sheet no. 37  "Shestopior" — the strike-pierced weapon of the XIV-th century. At the Late Middle Ages the "Shestopior" was used not only as a weapon but also as the symbol of military power. | no. 515 Shestopior. XIV century. 1500 BYR |
 Special cancellation: a special cancellation on FDC will be carried out at the Main Post Office of Minsk on the souvenir sheets issuing day. |
Colour of the postmark — black. Special postmark and FDC designed by Terentjev & A. Evmenenko. |
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