Please don’t give someone’s address to another person without asking for permission first!
If you want to and someone in another country can help you send the card, you need permission from the receiver first.
If you sent an official card to Belarus, please use the contact form on the main site to ask for advise.
This is turning out to be much more difficult than I imagined. The original cards I sent (there were 2 in an envelope as an official card) came back to me with mold growing on them, so I destroyed the envelope and the cards. I thought I was supposed to go to the forum rather than email the main site. However, that is what I’ll do.
No…I don’t think it’s appropriate to find ways around laws or rules just because people don’t like them or find them inconvenient. It also could harm Postcrossing’s legitimacy.
Just some observations about your post and some who have replied to it. First, if you still have the returned card, bring it to your post office branch. You may get your mailing postage refunded.
Second, like @Izzy2018 I think it’s repugnant to skate around laws that countries have put in place to restrict mail. Those of you who have suggested doing this should think again. We are talking about a piece of paper here.
I had a similar situation where a postcard was returned to me because mail to that country was stopped. (Mine wasnt in damaged condition though).
It was over a year until the mail opened up to that country again, but i decided to still send the card to the person. I knew it was far too late for it to ever be registered but considering I’d taken the time to write in the first place figured it was still worth it. Popped card in envelope explaining what had happened and sent it off. Received a lovely message back from recipient.
Maybe just set aside a card for them and wait till mail opens again?
I have a question to ask:
If my card is returned, and the postage stamps were canceled, should I peel them off and put new postage stamps on it when resending it?
I’m sorry, I have to ask. Are we supposed to put return addresses on post cards? I hardly have space to write a message!
I think normally not. But in case the mailway is blocked your mail carrier can send the card back to you with an explanation.
A very small number of people here do so, the vast majority do not.
This is my idea as well. I have 2 cards to Belarus that were issued and sent right before the July 22, 2022 US stoppage (apparently there was a brief open window after the February one). I already have a way that I like to deal with expired cards that includes contacting the person the cards are addressed to and, in most cases, sending a second card. In these cases, I told the addressee that I wished for a rapid resolution to the political situation and that I would still send a second card when I can. I have 300+ days before they’re deleted and, even still, I will send a card. I know that I am not required to do any of that - it is my choice and, to date, I’ve been very happy with the results.
i dont include my return adresss all the time, but here are some ways to do this without sacrificing writing space!
so many ways to do it! 
just got to get creative lol
I also had a card returned from Belarus yesterday.
I contacted the PC support team, and according to them “the US suspended mail to Belarus recently without warning, leading to this return. We have seen that USPS have been holding mail to there well before they notified the stoppage. We would suggest you ask for the postage refund, and wait until service is restored so you can send the card again.”
The frustrating thing is I followed the directions on the card and the USPS post office refused to refund the postage! Were’s my $1.40? :-p
I got an address in Belarus near the end of July and i sent a card which will expire. When things open back up, I’ll send another but I would rather keep “ownership” of its destiny than send it to a third party.
I did not put a return address but…
…this is genius! I’m going to permanently borrow this idea.
I tried to get a refund as well on 2 cards that were sent to Russia that were returned to me, but USPS said they wouldn’t refund because I can just mail out the cards again once the route is restored.
They did tell me that I wouldn’t have to put new postage…that I could just bring it to them and they would deliver it.
In my case, my swap partner moved to another country and I sent the cards in an envelope to her new address. But in your case, hopefully once mail is restored you can send out your cards without paying extra. I don’t know how it will affect your sent/received, though, if this is an official card, because it most definitely will expire before it’s received.
I don’t normally do it, but ever since Covid started—with all the mail suspensions happening, etc.—I’ve been adding my address more frequently. But usually only for cards that I don’t have a duplicate of, so that it can be returned to me if it can’t be delivered and I can try sending it again later.
Like @sarahaeyo wrote, I would use washi tape to affix a small piece of paper on the card with my address on it. When it arrives, the receiver can remove it without damaging the card. I learned this through the Chain Card RR, given that we take extra precautions not to lose cards that have been traveling between members for months. 
With US stamps, peeling them off would probably damage the card since they stick on paper so aggressively.
I see from your profile that you’re from China. I’ve found Chinese stamps come off paper easier so if you want to send new stamps and can remove the cancelled stamps without damaging the card, that should be ok. But if you’re going to use new stamps anyways, may I suggest just putting the card with the cancelled stamps in an envelope and sending it off that way…if sending cards in an envelope don’t cost extra for you.
Also, you may want to check with your postal office if they’ll resend the card as is once mail is restored. For my returned cards to Russia, USPS told me if I resend the cards after mail is restored, I wouldn’t have to use new stamps…I could just give it to them with the cancelled stamps and they would deliver it.
Except mine had black mold all over it, both outside and inside the envelope. 
I have to wonder where mine sat for 6 months!
Lol. Kudos to you for the evocative description.
I’m a purist with postcards and don’t include my return address … But maybe I need to reconsider for mail to countries with unpredictable delivery
Today my card sent to Georgia was returned back to me with a seal saying “service suspended”
