Minsk, 20 roubles surcharge


Provisional envelope.
20 r on 7 k USSR postal stationery envelope G.R.Shirma.
Black surcharge.
First period of use (01.06.93 - 31.10.93). 20 r common letter rate to Commonwealth of Independent States (C.I.S.): Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Second period of use (01.11.93 - 09.01.94 for organizations and 01.12.93 - 07.01.94 for individuals). 20 r common letter inland rate.
Envelope is known with rotated surcharge
Private letter mailed 09.10.93 within Minsk. 20 r common letter rate to C.I.S. from 01.06.93 to 31.10.93. 10 r common letter inland rate for individuals from 01.09.93 to 30.11.93. This envelope was used for letter inside Belarus by mistake.

Other postally used samples:
Common letter mailed 17.11.93 within Minsk.
Registered letter mailed 06.12.93 within Minsk with additional postage.
Common letter mailed 10.12.93 within Minsk. Rotated surcharge.
Common letter mailed 22.12.93 within Minsk.

Original envelope.
Fragment from back side of the envelope

Year of issue: 1992.
Date of order: 15.11.91.
Order: 136680.
Size: 162 x 114 mm.
The stamp: 7 k. Blue. USSR definitive postage stamp.
The picture: Belarus conductor and folklore specialist G.R.Shirma.

© Yuri Vasiliev

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