#113 Sveta A. (BELARUS)

This is from my old friend Svet from Minsk, Belarus.

I have to say sorry to her that I forgot to send her a Christmas card. >_<

Thanks her still remember me on this special event. 

Lovely Xmas snow view 

Honestly, I admired this postcard when I saw the same one in Lok's blog. 

 Then, I found it in my mailbox this afternoon. How incredible it is. ^O^

Postage stamp

Thank you very very and very much, Sveta.

(8 January 2013)

Happy New Year 2013

Oh ya~ Wish all my friends happy and have a wonderful year in 2013 

Thanks to Great_Olia (BELARUS) sending this cute card to me. ^O^ 

Say goodbye to 2012 party in Taichung

Official【54】ElenaMom@BELARUS

This is from Belarus, a mother and a daughter. The daughter sent this card for her mother who drew out my address, because her mother went out of town for a month. Thank you, Mary and your mother. :)

Rabbit?

Penguins and polar bear.

(Arrival @ 7 November 2012)

Official【50】Great_Olia@BELARUS

This card shows "Memorial Complex, Brest Fortress-Hero". 

布列斯特要塞

"A 19th century Russian fortress in Brest, Belarus. It is one of the most important Soviet World War II war monuments commemorating the Soviet resistance against the German invasion on June 22, 1941 (Operation Barbarossa). Following the war, in 1965 the title Hero-Fortress was given to the Fortress to commemorate the heroic defence of the frontier stronghold during the very first weeks of the German-Soviet War. It was then part of the Byelorussian SSR. The title Hero-Fortress corresponds to the title Hero City, that was awarded to an eventual total of twelve Soviet cities." - Wikipedia

簡言之，這座要塞在二戰中保護了蘇聯對抗日耳曼的入侵，日後的蘇德之戰也有很大的戰功。(詳細的內容請參見維基百科介紹)

The card I received

The picture that the sender added on Postcrossing originally.

I find the film poster when I search the Brest Fortress.
(The photo copyright belongs to the original film company.)

I like the stamps. ^__^
They are different to the common stamps, especially the canis lupus stamp. =)
The series of "14th definitive issue:— Architectural monuments"The stamps with buildings are new issued in March 2012.

"Size of the stamps: 18×26 mm.Face value A is equal to the tariff of a letter up to 20 gram within Belarus. Face value H is equal to the surface tariff of a letter up to 20 gram abroad.Face value P is equal to the air-mail tariff of a letter up to 20 gram abroad. The stamps Nos. 905-916 are printed in sheets of 21 (7×3) stamps on self-adhesive paper. These stamps depicts-1) Mahiliou Town Hall, 17th-20thcenturies, 2008 50 BYR 2) Kamianets Tower, 13th century 100 BYR 3) Niasvizh Castle, 16th-18th centuries 200 BYR 4) Church of Epiphany in Polatsk, 1761-1777 500 BYR 5) Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace in Homel, 18th-19th centuries 1000 BYR 6) Mir Castle, 16th-20th centuries 2000 BYR 7) Main Post-Office in Minsk, 1949-1953 2000 BYR 8) Lida Castle, 14th century 2000 BYR 9) Bernardine monastery in Budslau, 18thcentury 20000 BYR 10)  Kosava Palace, 19th century А 11) RedChurch in Minsk, 1908-1910 Н 12) Church-fortress in Muravanka, 1524 Р" http://philamirror.info/2012/03/21/belarus-definitive-issue-on-architectural-monuments/ 

Now, we can see that I have received the followings. ^_^
5) Rumyantsev-Paskevich Palace in Homel, 18th-19th centuries 1000 BYR 10)  Kosava Palace, 19th century А

搜尋到這篇文章真的一解我對白俄羅斯的郵票之謎，總是不知道那些詭異的面額字母，原來跟重量及寄送的地點不同而各具價值。難怪我問白俄羅斯的朋友她也說不出個所以然來，要是台灣的郵票也這樣設計，恐怕我也會一頭霧水吧。=P

Stamps

(Arrival @ 26 October 2012)

[NO.83] Ilya_Flame@BELARUS

Handmade card tag - by Ilya, from Belarus.
He is really talented in painting. I guess he must be an art student. =)
第一次加入Handmade tag，非常開心收到這張有簡單設計感的手作片。
這是Ilya手繪的圖，他說他看完Simon's Cat之後畫的，很羨慕可以自在畫出腦袋裡想的東西，繪畫真的很需要靠天分啊。我猜想他是個藝術類科的學生吧。

Simon's Cat

This stamp is really different to the normal 'N' stamp.

Thank you for choosing this nice stamp with the bison.
野牛的郵票，有別於一般白俄羅斯的明信片N郵資票，顏色和圖案有生氣活潑多了(笑)。

Stamp

(Arrival @ 25 October 2012)

Official【33】toma_tamara@BELARUS

From Belarus. The blacksmith. Thanks. =)

A blacksmith and the production

Stamp

(Arrival @ 25 September 2012)

Official【17】Moon-999@BELARUS

Traditional artwork

Cute Rabbit and castle-like building stamps.

Thank you, Nataly.

Arrival Time : 22 August 2012

Daily postcards record / 14 AUGUST

(A )  This morning, I sent a postcard to a friend in Belarus. Because I got a congratulation of birthday card from her yesterday, it is a reply to her.

(B )  I got a reply from Cyprus by the tag "Taiwan meets the world tag". This is my first time mailing to Cyprus. Actually, I didn't know the country until I did the tag. Thank you, too.
PS > Traveling Time : 06 August 2012 - 14 August 2012 (8days)

(C )  Not receiving any postcards today.

Daily postcards record / 13 AUGUST

(A )  Today, I sent 3 postcards to Russia.

(B )  I got a reply from Lithuania by the tag  "Lithuania to the rest of the world tag".
(C )  Here are two incoming postcards from Belarus and China.

1. Official【13】Janeraven@BELARUS
2. This one is from Belarus. I like this picture but it will be perfect if she writes more words rather than only greetings. And, the stamp is usual with a M mark for postcard.
3. PS > Traveling Time : 19 July 2012 - 13 August 2012 (25days)

Swan

1. Official【14】NIKIYOUNG@P.R.CHINA
2. The other is so disappointed to me. Because she just wrote 2 words on it.
3. PS > Traveling Time : 21 July 2012 - 13 August 2012 (23days)

Chinese Painting

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT KINDS OF CARDS
MAKE ME DISAPPOINTED. I THINK IT IS NOT A HARD
WORK TO WRITE MORE THAN THIS ONE. 

Replies of TAG from BELARUS and OFFICIAL from GERMANY and UKRAINE

Firstly, this reply comes from Germany. She didn't say anything but I think she surly like this. (laugh)

Hurray! TW-610842 was received!

PS > Traveling Time : 17 July 2012 - 02 August 2012 (16days)

Next reply by Lina comes from Ukraine. And, she says,

"Thank you for this postcard. I like it. And also thank you for interesting legend! " 

Hurray! TW-612790 was received!

PS > Traveling Time : 17 July 2012 - 03 August 2012 (17days)

This reply is from Belarus by angel_love(Marina). I'm really glad she likes my postcard.
PS > Traveling Time : 09 July 2012 - 03 August 2012 (25days)

Reply by OFFICIAL from USA, BELARUS, NETHERLANDS

Hurray! TW-601353 was received!

This reply is from leilangirl7icl in USA. She said,

"Thank you for the birthday greeting! I really liked the postcard you sent me!"

PS > Traveling Time : 6 July 2012 - 20 July 2012 (14days)

Hurray! TW-576168 was received!

This reply is from sidereo in Belarus. She said,

"Thank you for your nice postcard to me!! I like it very much!!! "

PS > Traveling Time : 7 June 2012 - 21 July 2012 (44days)

Hurray! TW-609864 was received!

This reply is from Ctje in Netherlands. She said,

"I like the black and with card and i really really really liked the stamps on it!!!!!"

PS > Traveling Time : 16 July 2012 - 21 July 2012 (5days)

All of the replies in the two days.

[NO.28] helchen@BELARUS

It's a postcard at the topic "EUROPE x WORLD".

Patriotic Art Vandalism

This is from Olga, a girl in Minsk, Belarus. She says

 "This postcard designed by a Belarussian designer. On this old picture, you can see the modern Belorussian palace of the Republic on the right."

Stamps

Cute rabbit (or hares) and marten are really suitable for stamps on this card.
Thank you, Olga.

PS > Traveling Time : 9 July 2012 - 20 July 2012 (11days)

[NO.24] Ekasyr@BELARUS

This is from Katya in Belarus at the tag topic "Taiwan x World". Thank you very much.

This photo was taken by herself.

The stamp with snowflake is so special.

She also like to take photographs and make postcards with the photos. It's terrific.
I hope her also have a great summer, too.

PS > Traveling Time : 25 June 2012 - 18 July 2012 (23days)

Reply by TAG from BELARUS, by a friend from BELARUS, by DirectSwap from P.R.CHINA

Another faster deliver than I thought. The postcard only took 9 days to get Belarus. I think it is mysterious. I have no idea about the traveling time of delivering to Belarus and Russia. Anyway, I'm glad the postcard arrived safely. The reply is from TheWatermelonBird in Belarus.

PS > Traveling Time : 5 July 2012 - 14 July 2012 (9days)

The same country but different delivering time. This one is a birthday card but it has been late for about 3 weeks. So strange. >"<

PS > Traveling Time : 8 June 2012 - 14 July 2012 (36days)

Last,  the reply is from Carmen045 in China. She asked me for direct swap and she received the postcard from me recently. Maybe next time we can exchange some self-printed cards.

PS > Traveling Time : 27 June 2012 - 14 July 2012 (17days)