BATUM BRIT OCC 1920 25r on 25k orange-yellow, SG43 France stamps In full the letter reads

In full the letter reads 'Dear Sgt

unrecorded by Wiseman

comprising black/rose (very fine)

Very fine and fresh good to large four margin top marginal unused original gum imperforate horizontal strip of four

China 1883 "Candarins" thicker paper

BATUM BRIT OCC 1920 25r on 25k orange-yellow, SG43 France stamps In full the letter readsBatum British Occupation 1920 (1 Apr) 25r on 25k orange yellow, type 7 surcharge in black, horizontal pair (transfer types DE), SG43. A fine mint pair with original gum. A scarce surcharge stamp as only 2,792 were originally issued. Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: 90+. 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 the beginning of World