1967 Bulgarian Nikola Kofardzhiev Stamp

A 1967 Bulgarian stamp dedicated to Nikola Kofardzhiev (1904-1931).

In 1967, Bulgaria Posts released a commemorative stamp dedicated to one of its "anti-fascist heroes": Nikola Kofardzhiev.

According to the 1986 edition of the Biographical Dictionary of the Comintern, Kofardzhiev was a Communist leader and revolutionary who lived in Bulgaria during the 1920s. He was a barber who was also a leader of the national young communist movement, as well as an early member of the Bulgarian Communist Party's Central Committee. He took part in the attempted 1923 Communist insurrection in Bulgaria which ultimately proved to be a failure. However, he didn't flee like many of his contemporaries and stayed in the country to organize and lead the Party. From 1928-1930, Kofardzhiev was also one of Bulgaria's representatives to the Comintern Executive Committee in Moscow under an alias. After returning home, he became head of the BCP's Party Secretary and found himself in opposition to a clique that had split the Party. In October 1931. Kofardzhiev was killed by Sofia police after returning from consultations in Moscow on how to deal with this split. Along with other young Communist leaders in Bulgaria, Kofardzhiev was gvien a bad rap in the history of the Party for "leftist deviation".

This stamp was issued in a 1 stotinka denomination and, according to Colnect.com, was part of an issue titled Anti-fascist Heroes.