Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian: Нагорный Карабах, Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ, is a de facto nation, an ethnic Armenian enclave within Azerbaizan. Once part of Russia, the region was transferred to Azerbaijan just before the collapse of the Soviet Union. In December 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh voted for independence, fueling the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

The country has seen bogus overprinted Russian stamps and stamps of doubtful nature being produced for it. Genuine stamps have been inscribed as REPUBLIC Of NAGORNO-KARABAKH or REPUBLIC OF MOUNTAINOUS KARABAKH in English and Armenian since 1996, at least. Since international mail was handled through Armenia, its stamps were usable alone and accepted internationally.

Nagorno-Karabakh became the Republic of Artsakh in 2017. See: Artsakh.

 File:Nagorno Karabakh bear.A.webp|2009 stamp inscribed REPUBLIC OF MOUNTAINOUS KARABAKH. File:Nagorno pice STL cancel.jpg|Stepanakert cancel.|Stepanankert cancel. Note that it reads ARTSAKHPOST in 2016. 

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