List of people on the postage stamps of Azerbaijan

Designs on the postage stamps of Azerbaijan closely follow the political history of Azerbaijan. The country briefly obtained independence in 1918, lost it to the Soviet Union in 1920, and re-acquired it in 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Throughout that period 87 different persons have been depicted on stamps, excluding those featuring national football teams. Some people are featured on souvenir sheets. The currency value of the stamps (in Azerbaijani manats or qapiks) varies depending on the year of issue. The person featured most frequently over the years is President Heydar Aliyev (over 15 times). Zarifa Aliyeva, Huseyn Aliyev, Huseyn Javid, John Paul II, Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, and Nasiraddin Tusi have been featured twice (excluding overprints).

The first Azerbaijani national postage stamps were issued by the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920); they depicted ordinary individuals. From 1920s until 1991 Azerbaijan used Soviet postage stamps. The national postage stamp company Azermarka began functioning in 1992. People have been featured on stamps of the Republic of Azerbaijan since 1993. The first person to be featured on a postage stamp after the dissolution of the Soviet Union was Heydar Aliyev, the third President of Azerbaijan. In 1998 the company Europhila Stamp Ltd put into circulation illegal postage stamps, allegedly issued in Nakhchivan, which depict Diana, Princess of Wales and the British pop group Spice Girls. Genuine Azerbaijani postage stamps of that year, featuring Princess Diana, are shown below.

Year

Person(s)

Image

Value

Dimensions (mm)

Circulation

Notes

1993

25 AZN

36×40

25,000

Se-tenant stamps

1994

AZN

100×70

70,000

—

1994

AZN

—

—

Dedicated to the IOC centenary

1994

Fuzûlî
1994_The_500_Anniversary_of_Muhammed_Fizuli_the_poet.jpg

AZN

33×50

—

1994

AZN

31×52

Dedicated to Mammadguluzadeh's 125th anniversary

1994

, , ,

AZN

—

—

Dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the Nobel Brothers Company

1994
1994_The_110th_Anniversary_of_M_A_Rasulzadeh.jpg

AZN

40×40

—

1995

and

1995_The_50th_Anniversary_of_UN.jpg

AZN

42.6×28.5

Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of UN

1995

, , , , ,

AZN (Urmanov) AZN (Kerrigan), AZN (Blair), AZN (Kono), AZN (LaRoche), AZN (Seizinger)

—

—

1994 Winter Olympics theme

1995

, , , , , , ,

AZN each

28.45×42.58, 36×78

Dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Apollo 11 spaceflight

1995

AZN

31×48

—

1995

AZN

31×48

—

1995

AZN

42.5×28.6

Features Lennon's self-portrait

1995
1996_The_100th_Anniversary_of_an_academician_M_A_Topchubashev.jpg

AZN

42.6×28.5

—

1996

AZN

42.6×28.5

—

1996

AZN

42.6×29.5, 137×100

, 25,000

—

1996

AZN

42.6×28.5

—

1996

AZN

48×31

—

1996

AZN

42.6×28.5

—

1996

AZN

74×104

—

1996
Olga_Korbut_on_a_Stamp_of_Azerbaijan_386.jpg

AZN

42.6×28.5

—

1996

AZN

42.6×28.5

—

1996

AZN

42.6×28.5

—

1996
1996_The_90th_Anniversary_of_anacademician_Yusif_Mammadaliyev.jpg

AZN

48×31

—

1996
Stamp_of_Azerbaijan_384.jpg

AZN

42.6×28.5

—

1997

AZN

48.3×31.8

—

1997

AZN

48.3×31.8

—

1997
Tofik_Bahramov_stamp.jpg

AZN

51.3×38.5

—

1997

Italy national football team, Argentina national football team, Uruguay national football team, Brazil national football team, England national football team, Germany national football team

AZN each

51.3×38.5

—

—

1997

AZN

48.3×31.8

—

1997

AZN

48.3×31.8

—

1997

AZN

42.6×28.5

—

1997

Khaqani

AZN

30.6×48.3

—

1998

AZN

42.6×28.5

—

1998

AZN

51×37.5, 114×890

Issued for the 75th anniversary of Aliyev

1998

AZN

42.6×28.5

—

1998

Bahram V

AZN

22.1×24.4

—

1998

Bulbul

AZN

28.5×42.6

—

1998

Diana, Princess of Wales and ´Elizabeth II

AZN each

42.6×28.5, 142×135

, 40,000

Two sets. Each sheetlet designed by grisaille

1998

AZN

42.6×28.5

Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Garayev

1998

and

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AZN

42.6×28.5, 70×100

—

1998

, , , , and

AZN each

42.6×28.5, 138×115

1998 Winter Olympics theme

1998

AZN

42.6×28.5

—

1999

AZN

28×40

Coupling stamps

1999
1999_Jafar_Jabbarli_100.jpg

AZN

42×30

Dedicated to Jabbarly's centenary

2000

AZN

48×30

Issued for the 90th anniversary of Rahman

2000

AZN

40×30

Issued for the 90th anniversary of Rza

2001

, ,

AZN each

42×28 each

2000 Summer Olympics theme

2001

AZN

32×51

Dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Azerbaijan's independence. The first Azerbaijan postage stamp produced with genuine 22 carat gold

2001

and

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AZN

42×28

—

2001

AZN

42×28, 83×57

Issued for the 40th anniversary of the first human spaceflight

2001

AZN

60×48

Issued for the 800th anniversary of Tusi

2002

and

AZN

40×30

Dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Azerbaijani-Chinese relations

2002

John Paul II and

AZN

42×28, 80×65

Dedicated to the visit of John Paul II to Baku on May 22–23, 2002

2002

AZN

40×28

Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Hajiyev

2002

Turkey national football team
Turkey_national_football_team_stamp.jpg

AZN

—

—

—

2003
2003_Anniversary_of_academician_Zarifa_Aliyeva.jpg

AZN

40×28

—

2004

AZN

28×30

—

2004

AZN

28×40, 60×80

—

2004

AZN

—

—

—

2005

John Paul II

AZN

—

—

—

2005
Stamp_of_Azerbaijan_700.jpg

AZN

28×30

—

2006

qapiks

28×30

—

2006

qapiks

28×40

—

2006

qapiks

28×40

—

2007

qapiks

40×28

—

2007

qapiks

40×28

—

2007

AZN

—

—

—

2008

qapiks

40×28

100,720

—

2008
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AZN

28×40

15,360

Dedicated to the 85th anniversary of Aliyev

2008

AZN

28×40

12,280

Dedicated to the 85th anniversary of Aliyeva

2008

qapiks

40×28

100,720

Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Landau

2008

qapiks

40×28

100,720

Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Mushfig

2009

20 qapiks

28×40, 99.5×74.5

—

2009

20 qapiks

40×28

Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Mammadbayova

2009
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20 qapiks

28×40

Dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Mammadguluzadeh

2009

20 qapiks

28×42

—

2010

20 qapiks

40×28

100,000

—

2010

60 qapiks

40×28

100,000

—

2011

60 qapiks

—

2011

Ell & Nikki

1 AZN

—

2011

60 qapiks

130th anniversary

2011

30 qapiks

870th anniversary

2011

2 AZN

20th anniversary of the restoration of Azerbaijan's state independence

2011

60 qapiks

—

2012

20 qapiks

120th anniversary

2012

20 qapiks

—

2012

20 qapiks

150th birth anniversary

2012

50 qapiks

70th anniversary

2012

50 qapiks

140th anniversary

2012

20 qapiks

130th anniversary

2012

Uzun Hasan

60 qapiks

540th anniversary of the Polish–Azerbaijani diplomatic relations

2012

Casimir IV Jagiellon

60 qapiks

540th anniversary of the Polish–Azerbaijani diplomatic relations
Notes

A : As a souvenir sheet
B : As a stamp
C : As a sheet
D : As a sheetlet