ABKHAZIAN POSTCARDS

Hey all! Here is all what you want to know about postcards from Republic of Abkhazia.
(please, read all to avoid some questions I answered here)

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Republic of Abkhazia is unrecognized republic, formally belongs to Georgia, but in fact they dont have any relationships with this country. But it has very good relationships with Russia.
Capital - Sukhum

Biggest cities: Gagra, Pitsunda, Noviy Afon

All people in Abkhazia speak russian and use russian ruble as a currency. 

You can read more about Abkhazia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abkhazia

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About the history of abkhazian post and abkhazian stamps you can read here^
in english - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Georgia

But more information you can find in russian (use google translate, please): 

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%87%D1%82%D1%8B_%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%87%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%85_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%90%D0%B1%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B8

Now some information you need to know:

Abkhazian Post now exist only in Sukhum. Last year post office building burned down, and now it's only a small place with one man sitting there. 

Abkhazian Stamps used only inside Republic of Abkhazia, but now it's almost impossible to find this stamps.

Correspondence doesn't come direct to Abkhazia. All letters and pasrcels come to post box in Sochi Main Post Office (Russia). Employee of Abkhazian Post goes to Sochi two times a week to take incoming correspondence and to left there outcoming. 

For all international correspondence are used russian stamps and postmarks.

About my postcards:

I have differend postcards, showing cities and nature of Republic of Abkhazia. (SORRY, I DON'T HAVE mapcards, people in national clothing and some other cards). 

About stamps:

I found stamps 1,5 years ago by woman, who used to work in the post office, which now doesdn't exist. It wasn't easy and I spent a lot of money and time to buy them. But this is real abkhazian stamps. I'm not sure that me, or somebody else could find more stamps now.

Abour postmark:

It wasn't easy too. Last year in October I visited Sukhum, saw that post office building doesn't exist anymore, found a woman, who helped me to find post office worker, who put some postmarks on my cards. Actually, he wasn't very happy about it. So, I'm not sure I could do this again.

And also, again I spent time, money and gas for my car to get this cards.

SO, I HOPE FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING, GUYS!
I SWAP THIS CARDS ONLY FOR MY MISSING COUNTRIES SENT FROM COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OR WITH STAMPS AND POSTMARK IN ENVELOPE!!!

ACTUALLY, I SENT YOU CARDS ON MY CHOISE. BUT IF YOU SAW SOMETHING YOU REALLY WANT, YOU CAN ASK. IF THIS CARD IS STILL AVAILABLE, I'LL SEND IT TO YOU.

I can't swap a lot of cards at the moment. So, please, be patient. I will swap every month )))

ALL CARDS WILL BE SEND WRITTEN IN ENVELOPE FROM SOCHI, RUSSIA.