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13 October 2025, 18:35

Celebrating old-fashioned letter writing. Throwback photos from BelTA’s archive

Photo from before October 1917. The building of the Postal-Telegraph Office in Grodno. BELTA reproduction
Photo from before October 1917. The building of the Postal-Telegraph Office in Grodno. BELTA reproduction
9 October marks World Post Day. The holiday was proclaimed in the 20th century not only to promote postal services but also to remind us of the value of human communication. When was the last time you wrote a letter by hand? We've found photos in BelTA’s archives showing diverse postal services in Belarus.

Photo from before October 1917. The post office building on Gubernatorskaya Street (now Lenina Street) in Minsk. Reproduction by BelTA
26 March 1956. The building of the Main Post Office on Stalin Avenue (later Francysk Skaryna Avenue and Independence Avenue) in Minsk
14 February 1968. A company postman delivers letters to soldiers
25 May 1984. Operations hall of the Main Post Office of the Belarusian capital
29 November 1991. An international express mail operator
10 July 2001. A rural mail carrier
14 February 2012. Valentine's Day mail service in Vitebsk
14 March 2014. A mobile post office unit of the Yelsk branch of the Belpochta national mail service serves a route of over 200 km

25 January 2018. Parcel pickup points in Grodno
25 February 2019. Museum of Postal Services
9 April 2019. Veteran of the Great Patriotic War Konstantin Kruglikov attends a dedication ceremony for an envelope and stamp sheet commemorating the 75th anniversary of Belarus' liberation in Brest. Photo by Vadim Yakubenok

12 March 2020. A post office in Minsk
14 April 2020. #ThankYouMedics marathon

21 December 2024. Residence of Ded Moroz (Father Frost) in Mogilev



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