BATUM BRIT OCC 1920 25r on 5k brown-lilac, SG29a Gambia stamps Rare and one of the

Rare and one of the finest known examples

measures 203 by 126mm

Nominated for seven Oscars

An attractive example from the very first printing plate

Accompanied by a Royal Philatelic Society certificate of Authenticity (1933) as former SG 139

BATUM BRIT OCC 1920 25r on 5k brown-lilac, SG29a Gambia stamps Rare and one of theBatum British Occupation 1920 (21 Feb) 25r on 5k brown lilac, surcharge as type 6 in blue, SG29a. A fine used example with part circular date stamp. A rare stamp as only 1,900 were issued and scarcer in used condition, especially so in such fine condition. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is 80. 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