On May 24, 2022 the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus will issue 5 postage stamps ”Piciformes” of the series ”Birds of Belarus”.
A series continuation. Beginning Nos. 767–770, 1421–1426. Artist: Alexander Mityanin. Design: Marina Vitkovskaya. Print process: offset. Colour: multicoloured. Paper: chalk-surfaced, gummed. Perforations: comb 12. Stamps size: 28х40 mm. Sheets composition: 7 stamps & 1 coupon. Sheets size: 132х97 mm. Face value of each stamp: М. Print quantity: 35.000 stamps each.
Printer: Republican Unitary Enterprise “Bobruisk Integrated Printing House named after A.T.Nepogodin”.
Eurasian three-toed woodpecker. Catalog number: 1461
Element of protection
You can see all 10 species of woodpeckers that are found on the European continent in Belarus. The stamps depict some of them.
Eurasian three-toed woodpecker is one of our smallest woodpeckers. It is listed in the Red Book of Belarus. It is more common in the Vitebsk region.
Eurasian wryneck. Catalog number: 1462
Element of protection
Eurasian wryneck got its name for the habit of imitating the behavior of a snake in the case of danger: hissing, stretching its neck and twisting its head. The only species of our woodpeckers that flies away for the winter.
Lesser spotted woodpecker. Catalog number: 1463
Element of protection
Lesser spotted woodpecker is easy to recognize by its size. It is slightly larger than a sparrow. In the nesting season, it prefers floodplains of small rivers overgrown with deciduous species, as well as mixed forests near wetlands.
Middle spotted woodpecker. Catalog number: 1464
Element of protection
Middle spotted woodpecker needs deciduous trees for life. It may nest in city parks.
Grey-headed woodpecker. Catalog number: 1465
Element of protection
Grey-headed woodpecker got its name due to the gray color of the head. It can be seen in villages located near deciduous or mixed forests, where it feeds in gardens.
A sheetlet is also issued. Sheetlet composition: 5 (1 sets) stamps. Sheetlet size: 98х170 mm. Print quantity: 10.000 sheetlets.
Birds of Belarus. Piciformes (1461, 1462, 1463, 1464, 1465). Catalog number: 10001461
The imperforated sheetlet was also printed. Print quantity: 5.000 sheetlets.
Birds of Belarus. Piciformes (1461, 1462, 1463, 1464, 1465). Catalog number: 10001462
Face value M is equal to the air-mail tariff of a postcard abroad.
On the coupon of the sheetlet is black woodpecker. It is the largest of our woodpeckers. You can meet this species in a variety of places, including forest parks on the outskirts of large cities.
On the First Day Cover is a great spotted woodpecker. It is the most common species of woodpeckers, a beautiful and very colorful bird. It is found in all types of forests, as well as in settlements.
Colour of the postmark – black.
Special postmark and FDC painted by A.Mityanin, designed by M.Vitkovskaya.
A special cancellation on FDC will be carried out at the Main Post Office of Minsk on the stamps issuing day.
5 maximum cards “Piciformes” will be issued too. Artist A.Mityanin. Design by M.Vitkovskaya.
