I just got a postcard from Belarus that has two stamps, one has a large "M" on it, and the other is this deer or elk. There are no numbers printed on it, so I was wondering if the text is important? There is tagging, with a sort-of star logo in the middle, and text on top and bottom (bottom says BELARUS). I couldn't get a good photo showing the tagging...
I'm sure this is a common stamp, but the last of numbers or letters makes me curious...
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the image shown is the central label from this 1997 Wildlife issue, which seems to be more correctly described as a "label" rather than a stamp, as the others from the sheet have a clear letter designating a recognized denomination and animal description:
Here's the "alphabetical" face value rate information:
Quote: Alphabetic face values of the stamps
"A" (BYR 500) is equal to the tariff of a letter up to 20 gram within Belarus.
"B" (BYR 500) is equal to the tariff of a postcard within Belarus.
"N" (BYR 1600) is equal to the surface tariff of a postcard abroad.
"M" (BYR 2300) is equal to the air-mail tariff of a postcard abroad.
"H" (BYR 3300) is equal to the surface tariff of a letter up to 20 gram abroad.
"P" (BYR 5100) is equal to the air-mail tariff of a letter up to 20 gram abroad.
"C" (BYR 5100) = "P".
The following link provides the English version of the philatelic website for that country. I find it particularly interesting that the label shown in this initial post is termed a "coupon" according to their website:
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Posted 06/04/2012 1:41 pm
