Showing posts with label Belarus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Belarus. Show all posts

Friday, May 6

Belarus 2022

Belarus

Date of Issue: 6th May 2022

two stamps (2x P value)

both stamps are issued in a souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 stamps of each)

both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 5 stamps

 

 

Lesovik - The Leshy is a tutelary deity of the forests in pagan Slavic mythology. As the spirit rules over the forest and hunting, he may be related to the Slavic god Porewit.

The Leshy is masculine and humanoid in shape, is able to assume any likeness and can change in size and height. He is known by some to have a propensity to lead travellers astray and abduct children, which would lead some to believe he is an evil entity. He is, however, also known to have a more neutral disposition towards humans, dependent on the attitudes and behaviours of an individual person, or local population, towards the forest. Leshy could take children who were cursed by their relatives (in particular, parents) away to the forest people. Some would therefore describe him as more of a temperamental being, like a fairy.

The Leshy is known by a variety of names and spellings including : Lesovik (Russian: Лесовик, Belarusian: Лесавік, Ukrainian: Лісовик, Serbo-Croatian: Lesovik, Лесовик). Source Wikipedia

Rusalka - In Slavic folklore, the rusalka is a typically feminine entity, often malicious toward mankind and frequently associated with water, with counterparts in other parts of Europe, such as the French Melusine and the Germanic Nixie. Folklorists have proposed a variety of origins for the entity, including that they may originally stem from Slavic paganism, where they may have been seen as benevolent spirits. Rusalki appear in a variety of media in modern popular culture, particularly in Slavic language-speaking countries, where they frequently resemble the concept of the mermaid. 

In Belarus they were linked with the forest and field. They were usually pictured as beautiful naked maidens, but in some areas they were imagined as hideous and hairy. They were said to tickle men to death. According to some Russian beliefs, rusalki had the appearance of very pale little girls with green hair and long arms. In other beliefs, they were described as naked girls with light brown hair. Source Wikipedia


Tuesday, April 27

Belarus 2021

Belarus

Date of Issue: 5th May 2021

two stamps (H & P value)


both stamps are issued in a souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 stamps of each)

both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 5 stamps

 

Thursday, April 30

Belarus 2020

Belarus

Date of Issue: 5th May 2020

two stamps (H & P value = 1.74 & 1.92 BYN)


both stamps are issued in a souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 stamps of each)


both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 6 stamps

Friday, May 3

Belarus 2019

Belarus

Date of Issue: 9th May 2019

two stamps (H & P value = 1.62 & 1.80 BYN)


both stamps are issued in a souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 stamps of each)


both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 6 stamps

Tuesday, April 24

Belarus 2018

Belarus

Date of Issue: 30th April 2018

two stamps (H & P value = 1.50 & 1.68 BYN)


both stamps are issued in a souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2 stamps of each) + 2 vignettes


both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 6 stamps

Monday, March 6

Belarus 2017

Belarus

Date of Issue: 20th April 2017

two stamps (H & P value = 1.26 & 1.44 BYN)


both stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 4 stamps (2 stamps of each)


both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 8 stamps

Sunday, February 7

Belarus 2016

Belarus

Date of Issue: 5th April 2016

two stamps (H & P value = 12'600.- & 14'400.- BYR)


both stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 4 stamps (2 stamps of each)


both stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 6 stamps

Thursday, March 12

Belarus 2015

Belarus

Date of Issue: 13th April 2015

two stamps se-tenant (H & P value = 10'500.- & 12'000.- BYR) and one souvenir-sheet (H & P value)


both stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 8 se-tenant stamps (4 of each)

Tuesday, January 21

Belarus 2014

Belarus

Date of Issue: 6th March 2014

two stamps (H & P value)


both stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 6 stamps (4 of each) + 2 vignettes


both stamps are issued in a mini-sheets of 9 stamps

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