Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Azerbaijan’s founder of modern Azerbaijani professional music and the national opera was born September 18, 1885.

“Every nation wants its composers to write in a language that is close to them, in their native musical language, although this is very difficult.”
Uzeyir Hajibeyov

110th Birth Anniversary of Uzeyir Hacibeyov (1885-1948)
Issued by Azerbaijan in 1995

Uzeyir Hajibayov was born into an educated family in the village of Agjabadi near Shusha in Mountainous Karabagh. The town’s rich traditions in the performing arts played a special role in Hajibayov’s musical education, although his family left Shusha in 1885.
Uzeyir Hajibayov: a musical pioneer – Art – Visions of Azerbaijan Magazine

Last year, the SOD featured a brilliant sketch of Greta Garbo. I thought this stamps minimalist style went well with the Garbo image.