BATUM BRIT OCC 1920 25r on 7k blue, SG30

BATUM BRIT OCC 1920 25r on 7k blue, SG30Batum British Occupation 1920 (21 Feb) 25r on 10 on 7k blue, surcharge as type 6 in BLACK, SG30. A very fine mint example with original gum. A rare stamp as only 600 were issued in this colour. 'W. POHL' and Romeko handstamp on reverse, and signed by the revered philatelic expert "Holcombe". Batumi (formerly Batum) is a city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. The city was under Russian rule at

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