COVER N. 749 - AZERBAIJAN
Postmark: Azərbaycan Şuşa MXŞ 05.06.2026
Posted on the 5th June; Received on the 10th July 2026
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The Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan was until 2023, a self-proclaimed, albeit not internationally recognised state, designated as the Republic of Artsakh, its history goingt back to 1918, when both the recently established Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia, claimed the territory, an enclave inside Azerbaijan, mostly populated by ethnic Armenians, after the fall of the Russian Empire.
The conflict went cold during the period when both Azerbaijan and Armenia were part of the USSR, only to erupt again after the Soviet Union too came to an end, and both Azerbaijan and Armenia became independent states again.
The contention (and the so called Republic of Artsakh) ended when in 2023 Azeri forces expelled all the Armenians from the region, in conditions that motivated strong remarks by International Human Rights organisations, forcing them to flee into Armenia.
As in the other cover Alex sent me from Azerbaijan (#748) two 0,5 manat stamps featuring a photo of Heydar Aliyev (1923-2003), the third President of Azerbaijan and the father of the current President, Ilham Aliyev were used as postage.
Heydar Aliyev served for a total of 23 years as the most important dignitary of Azebaijan, first, for 13 years (1969–1982), as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. and later, for another 10 year period (1993–2003) as President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, until his resignation in October 2003.
The stamp is part of a vast multiple format issue marking the 20th anniversary of Heydar Aliyev passing, dated of 10MAY2023, all stamps being illustrated with his portrait.
The Postmark was issued at the city of Şuşa.
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