A ceremony of issuing a series of stamps reflecting the history
of Western Azerbaijan has been held at the National Art Museum with
the support of the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport
and Azerpost LLC and on the initiative of the Western Azerbaijan
Community, Azernews reports.
Chairman of the Western Azerbaijan Community Aziz Alakbarli
assessed the issuance of stamps as an important step in his
speech.
"This is not just the issuance of ordinary postage stamps, this
is the transfer of the truths of Western Azerbaijan from country to
country, from house to house, from collection to collection, from
archive to archive. When we first began to explore Western
Azerbaijan, postage stamps related to the city of Iravan, issued
during the times of Tsarist Russia, came to our aid. These stamps
once again confirmed that Iravan was historically a Muslim city.
Today, through these postage stamps, we will convey to the world
community the appearance of Western Azerbaijan, images of
personalities and monuments of this region. After that, our joint
activities in this direction will continue," he said.
Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport Samir
Mammadov noted that to date, Azerpost has issued a number of
historical stamps with important content. These stamps are of great
importance and are an important means of propaganda.
"Western Azerbaijan is our ancient land. This is confirmed by
many historical documents. Stamps also prove this. Historical
documents and archival materials have also repeatedly provided this
evidence to the world community. As the head of our state noted, we
are well aware that the Azerbaijani people have lived in the
territory of present-day Armenia throughout history. Now the main
task is for the world community to know about this, too," the
deputy minister added.
The theme of the stamps was chosen by the organizers with
special care. Thus, the stamps, consisting of 7 blocks, pay
attention to the reflection of the political history, architecture
and culture of Western Azerbaijan. Accordingly, the stamps depict
the portrait of Huseyngulu Khan Sardar, the last khan of the Iravan
Khanate, a coin minted during the period of Fath Ali Shah Qajar,
Sardar's palace, Sardar's mosque, the Blue Mosque, as well as
portraits of Ashugh Aly and Ashugh Alesker, who are considered
representatives of the Iravan ashugh school.
In addition, one of the blocks is dedicated to the paintings
"The Surrender of the Erivan Fortress" painted by the Russian
artist Franz Roubaud in 1886, and "The Blue Mosque in Iravan" by
the French artist Frederic Dubois de Montperreux (1833). Thus, the
historical reality was reflected in the new stamps through old
paintings.
The artistic part of the event continued with a program
dedicated to the music of Iravan.