Russia

26 Commissars at Baku. 

Issue of 1933, Scott 521. 2 stamps, Var! MLH

26 Commissars at Baku – USSR Issue (1933, Scott #521) – Variety – MLH

Set of two variety stamps from the 1933 Soviet Union issue commemorating the

“26 Commissars of Baku,”

cataloged as Scott #521. Denomination: 20 kopeks. The stamps depict

“Commissars Awaiting Execution.”

Stamps are in mint lightly hinged (MLH) condition.

• Country: USSR
• Year: 1933
• Scott: 521 (Variety)
• Denomination: 20 kopeks
• Quantity: 2 stamps
• Condition: MLH (Mint Lightly Hinged)

A solid addition for collectors of early Soviet issues or historical-themed philately.

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In 1933, the Soviet Union issued a stamp that told a story rather than simply marking postage. It shows the final moments of the 26 Commissars of Baku—revolutionaries captured during the turmoil following the Russian Civil War.

The image, known as “Commissars Awaiting Execution,” reflects a quiet, tense pause before history takes its course. Figures stand together, not in motion, but in expectation—calm, resigned, and united.

These stamps are small pieces of that larger story, printed in a time when memory and message were carried not only by words, but by images that traveled from hand to hand, across borders and years.

(BI#27)