Central Asian Rulers on Postage Stamps
Written by Adam on Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Politics and Society2 Comments
Politics and Society2 Comments
This is a translation of Epolet’s post from the Kazakhstan blog.
Starting from the times of English “black penny” with Queen Victoria, state leaders had started appearing on the postage stamps. It is especially typical for monarchies, although many European republics also do it (some leaders are pictured on stamps inter vivos, others - after they pass away). North Korea is considered to be the leader in this sphere with Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. In Central Asia there all countries marked their presidents in such a way. Uzbek president Islam Karimov is an incontestable leader here.
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Cool!!! Thanks Adam for this wonderful post.
On the first Tajik stamp there is a phrase- most probably from the speech of president Rahmon - СУЛХУ ВАХДАТ МАРОМИ МОСТ (SULHU VAHDAT MAROMI MOST) - PEACE AND HARMONY IS OUR GOAL.
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