EUROPA. Ancient postal routes
Newsletter # 12 (863) April 23, 2020
On May 5, 2020 the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus will issue 2 stamps “Ancient postal routes” bearing the EUROPA logo. A series continuation. Beginning Nos. 37, 38, 265, 322, 323, 375, 416, 417, 461, 462, 504, 505, 561, 562, 611,612, 637, 638, 680, 681, 722, 723, 780, 781, 819, 820, 870, 871, 917-918, 955, 956, 1006, 1007, 1064, 1065, 1114, 1115, 1192, 1193, 1250, 1251, 1305 and 1306. Design: Tatyana Kuznetsova. Print process: offset. Colour: multicoloured. Paper: chalk-surfaced, gummed. Perforations: comb — No.1344 — 13: 131/2; No.1345 — 131/2:13. Stamps size: No.1344 — 52х37 mm; No.1345 — 37х52 mm. Sheets composition: 6 (2x3) & (3x2) stamps. Sheets size: 147x152 mm. Print quantity: 30.000 stamps each. Printer: Unitary Enterprise “Bobruisk Integrated Printing House named after A. T. Nepogodin”. Letter “H” is equal to the surface tariff of a letter up to 20 gram abroad. Letter “P” is equal to the air-mail tariff of a letter up to 20 gram abroad. |
No. 1344  Ancient postal routes H  Elements of protection |  |
No. 1345  Ancient postal routes P  Elements of protection |  |
The technology of augmented reality is applied to stamp No.1345: when you direct a Smartphone camera at thestamp, while the AR MARKA BELARUS application is running, a specially created script appears. |
A sheetlet is also issued. Sheetlet composition: 4 (2 sets) stamps. Sheetlet size: 125x135 mm. Print quantity: 12.000 sheetlets. |
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The need to receive news from other places and countries dates back to ancient times. Initially, the delivery of written and oral messages was carried out by messengers or ambassadors. Stamp No.1344 depicts the postal route Vіlna — Maladzeczna — Mensk — Barysau — Drutsk — Orsha — Smalensk. The route was approved for messengers and ambassadors by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Zhigimont the Old in 1528. The stamp also shows a horse messenger. Stamp No.1345 depicts the postal route Krakow — Warsaw — Goradnya — Vilna, approved by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Stefan Batory in 1583. Against the background of the map there is a messenger holding a road sheet — a special travel document that noted the date, time and direction of departure of the messenger. The project was prepared on the materials of the Historical Information Centre of Postal Service of RUEP “Belpochta” (fragments of drawings by V. Stashchaniuk) and in cooperation with the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. |
 |  Colour of the postmark — black. Special postmark and FDC designed by T.Kuznetsova |
A special cancellation on FDC will be carried out at the post office No.1 of Minsk (shop “Philately”, 16 Moskovskaya street) on the stamps issuing day. |
2 maximum cards “Ancient postal routes” will be issued too. Artist V. Stashchaniuk. Design by T.Kuznetsova. |
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The images do not reproduce the exact specifications of the project. |
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