Belarus became an independent country after the former Soviet Union broke up in 1991. Meter stamps with Soviet markings continued to be used in Belarus after independence. See SOVIET UNION for these stamps. Covered here are only stamp designs introduced since independence and inscribed “BELARUS” or “БЕПАРУСЬ” or without country inscription but with Belarus town mark.
The stamps are grouped according to appearance and usage:
A - Provisional issues without country inscription in the frank, or with old Soviet Union identification ("CCCP") but modified in some way to indicate the change in status
B - Frank is octagon inscribed “BELARUS” or “БЕЛАРУСЬ”
C - Frank is rectangle
PO - Special stamps generated only in Post Offices
GROUP A: Provisional issues without country inscription in the frank or with modified Soviet Union identification ("CCCP")[edit | edit source]
A1. Perm (MV). [$10]
This is similar to USSR stamp Types DB1, DC1, and DD1 but with a zero added at bottom center.
TM: SC
V/F: 000 + 0
A2. Perm (MV). [$10]
As Type A1 but with “CCCP” removed at right.
Value figures stacked, date figures vertical.
TM: SC
V/F: 000
A3. Perm (MV). [$10]
As Type A2 but star removed from the top.
Frank has no inscriptions except “ПОЧТА” stacked at left.
Relatively wide frank with long diagonals.
TM: SC
V/F: 000
A4. Perm (MV). [$10]
As Type A3 but frank is narrower with longer sides and shorter diagonals.
TM: SC
V/F: 000
GROUP B: Frank is octagon with inner box around value figures, inscribed “BELARUS” or “БЕЛАРУСЬ”[edit | edit source]
B1. Perm (MV). [$20]
Frank has double line outer border.
“БЕЛАРУСЬ” stacked at left and “BELARUS” stacked at right.
“ПОШТА” (= “POST”) at top and “РУБ” (= “RUB”) at bottom.
Date and value figures horizontal.
TM: SC
V/F: 000
B2. Perm (MV).
As Type B1 but with single line outer border,
and the inscriptions are much larger.
TM: SC
V/F: 000
a. With 4-digit S# high between TM and frank
B3. Perm (MV). [$5]
Frank as Type B2 but with “x100 РУБ” at bottom.
TM: SC
V/F: 000
B4. Perm (MV). [$20]
Frank is wider than previous B types.
Flag added at top, and “КАП” (= “KOP.”) added at bottom.
“РЕСПУБЛIКА” (= “REPUBLIC”) stacked at left, and “БЕЛАРУСЬ” (“BELARUS”) stacked at right.
Value figures stacked, and date figures vertical.
TM: SC
V/F: 000
B5. Perm (MV).
As Type B2 but value figures stacked, and date figures vertical.
TM: SC
A. With "РУБ" at bottom
B. Blank at bottom
V/F: 000
a. Date only without TM
B6. Perm (MV). [$10]
As Type B4 but with star containing hammer and sickle at top.
“Беларусь” stacked at right. Inscriptions small.
TM: SC
V/F: 000
NOTE: This stamp is an error. The former Soviet star at top was overlooked during conversion. Known on one meter only.
B7. Perm (MV). [$10]
Frank with large dot at top.
“ПОШТА" stacked at left, “БЕЛАРУСI” stacked at right.
“РУБ” at bottom.
TM: SC
V/F: 000
B8. Perm (MV). [$10]
As Type B5 but with “x100 РУБ” at bottom.
TM: SC
V/F: 000
B9. Perm (MV). [$10]
As Types B5 and B8 but blank at top, “РУБ./ ПОШТА" at bottom.
TM: SC
V/F: 000
B10. Hasler “Mailmaster“ (MV).
Shorter frank, almost as wide as tall.
“Беларусъ” stacked at left and “Belarus” stacked at right.
[$10]
000 + 0
