On July 10, 2013 the Ministry of Communications and
Informatization of the Republic of Belarus from the series “Theatres of
Belarus” will issue a postage stamp dated for the 75 anniversary of the
Belarusian state puppet theater. On stamps is presented the scene from the
performance "Fairy gifts". Designer: Yelena Medved. Printing: offset. Colour: full
colour. Paper: chalk-surfaced, gummed. Perforation: comb 14: 141/4. Size of stamp:
40x28 mm. Edition: 60.000 copies.
The issue is printed by the Republican Unitary Enterprise “Bobruisk
Integrated Printing House A. T. Nepogodin.in mini sheet of 6 values with decorating margins. Size of
sheetlet: 165.4 x 100 mm.
The Belarusian State Puppet Theatre was founded in 1938 as
the State Puppet Theatre of BSSR. The theatre was opened in Gomel with the play
"Wave of the wand" by L.Tarakhovskaya. In spring 1939 the company for
the first time staged the fairy tale of V.Volskiy "Grandfather and the
crane" ("Fairy gifts"). In 1950 the theater moved to Minsk. In
2000 the theatre received its present name.