Postage stamps and postal history of Azerbaijan
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Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1920 and re-acquired it in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union.
The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
The first stamps of Azerbaijan were issued in 1919 by the Azerbaijan Democratic RepublicAzerbaijan Democratic Republic
The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was the first successful attempt to establish a democratic and secular republic in the Muslim world . The ADR was founded on May 28, 1918 after the collapse of the Russian Empire that began with the Russian Revolution of 1917 by Azerbaijani National Council in...
and consisted of a set of ten pictorial designs to 50r. There are two distinct printings, a 1919 printing on white paper
Postage stamp paper
Postage stamp paper is the foundation or substrate of the postage stamp to which the ink for the stamp's design is applied to one side and the adhesive is applied to the other...
with whitish gum and a 1920 printing on buff paper with yellow gum or no gum. The first printing is the scarcer and forgeries of it exist.
The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
On 27 April 1920 the Soviet army entered the capital BakuBaku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
and the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR) was created. The first stamps of the ASSR were issued in 1921 and consisted of a set of 15 stamps showing local and political scenes including an oil well and a mosque. Further stamps were issued in 1921 for famine relief and overprints with local control inscriptions in 1922.
The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
On 12 March 1922, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia were federated as the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (TSFSR). Azerbaijani stamps were overprinted first in Azeri currency, then Transcaucasian roubles. Overprinted Russian stamps were issued in 1923. From 1 October 1923 Azeri stamps were replaced completely by stamps of the Transcaucasian Federation which eventually became part of the Soviet Union and soviet stamps were used until 1991.Republic of Azerbaijan
On 19 November 1990, the ASSR was renamed the Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
. It became an independent country on 18 August 1991 and its first stamp was issued on 26 March 1922 to mark its independence.
See also
- AzermarkaAzermarkaAzermarka is the Azerbaijani state company responsible for the production and sale of Azerbaijani postage stamps. It is not to be confused with the Azerbaijan Post Office, Azerpost, which is a separate organisation....
The government agency responsible for the current stamps of Azerbaijan. - AzərpoçtAzərpoçtAzərpoçt is the company responsible for postal service in Azerbaijan.Azərpoçt was founded on September 23, 1999 by the Ministry of Communication of Azerbaijan, by order "Number 151" titled "On continuation of reforms and improvement of a structure in post communication field"...
The Azerbaijan Post Office. - Postage stamps of Azerbaijan at the Russian Wikipedia
External links
- Azerbaijan — Illegal Postage Stamp Issues. International Bureau Circular No. 426. Berne: Universal Postal UnionUniversal Postal UnionThe Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
, August 30, 2004. - Azermarka - The current stamps of Azerbaijan
- Former Soviet Union Postage Stamps Catalogue