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A fine unmounted mint complete sheet with ful original gum. Unobtrusive crease in left margin just affecting one stamp.

An impressive philatelic piece of this British stamp overprinted "BAHRAIN" and rare in this intact form.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,040+.

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A very fine unmounted mint complete sheet with full original gum.

Impressive British stamp overprinted "BAHRAIN" and rare in this intact form.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,040+.

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A fine used block of 4 (lightly folded), cancelled by fine multiple registered oval date stamps dated '29 MR 55'.

A rare surcharge, particularly scarce in this form.

Between 1950-51, a six stamp surcharged/overprinted issue using Great Britain stamps of the era was released.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £560+.

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Pristine unmounted mint with full original gum.

A scarce positional multiple.

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A Post Office fresh unmounted mint example with full original gum. Presented with the normal stamp for comparison.

A rare QEII error of missing colour resulting in the loss of the logo which commemorated the 60th birthday and therefore significant!

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Brilliant quality unmounted mint examples with full original gum.

Very scarce in this quality, particularly unmounted.

The Victory stamps were issued in 1946 to celebrate the return to peace at the end of World War II. The designs feature a view of the Thames River in London, with a view of the Parliament buildings in the distance.

These "SPECIMEN" examples were used solely by postal administrations for reference purposes to help spot any attempted forgeries.

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A very fine unmounted mint complete sheet with full original gum. Stunning quality piece.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £240+.

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A very fine unmounted mint positional multiple with full original gum.

A rarity in this form and quality.

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A very fine quality mint block of 6 with original gum and, most importantly, the high value variety is unmounted.

Rarely found in this positional form.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £185+.

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Fresh appearance mint example with large part original gum, which is fractionally yellowish in colour.

Spectacular quality and a rare variety of this important stamp issue.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £700.

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A very fine quality mint example with original gum.

A very scarce watermark variety of this popular stamp issue from Barbados issued to celebrate peace and victory following the end of World War I.

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A fresh and fine mint example with original gum.

A very scarce watermark variety of this popular stamp issue from Barbados issued to celebrate peace and victory following the end of World War I.

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A fine mint pair with large part original gum. Usual minor wrinkles, which do not detract from overall quality.

A rarity as only one sheet (= 30 pairs) are believed to have existed with just the bottom row (= 6 pairs) showing vignette omitted. It is a stamp of unissued for postage status and a spectacular rarity.

Note, the frame is inverted in relation to the watermark and vignette.

Basutoland, located in South Eastern Africa, gained independence in 1966 and is now called the Kingdom of Lesotho.

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A fine mint block of four with three stamps unmounted mint. Minor gum wrinkling mentioned purely for accuracy as very scarce in this condition as a multiple. Most desirable from a marginal position.

A scarce surcharge stamp as only 2,792 were originally issued.

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 War I, but local unrest led to Turkey entering the city in April 1918, followed by the British in December, who stayed until July 1920.

During the British occupation, the stock of postage stamps started to run out, and so in February 1919 the administration produced its own stamps. These were imperforate, depicted an aloe tree and were inscribed БАТУМСКАЯ ПОЧТА (BATUMSKAYA POCHTA), or "Batum Post."

The British later overprinted these with "BRITISH OCCUPATION", and surcharged the remaining Russian stamps in a variety of styles. Inflation also took hold, and by 1920, the tree stamps, which had been as little as 5 kopecks, had to be reprinted in denominations up to 50 rubles.

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A fine unmounted mint strip of three with full original gum. Slight gum wrinkling mentioned purely for accuracy as very scarce in this condition as a multiple.

A scarce surcharge stamp as only 2,792 were originally issued.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £126+.

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 War I, but local unrest led to Turkey entering the city in April 1918, followed by the British in December, who stayed until July 1920.

During the British occupation, the stock of postage stamps started to run out, and so in February 1919 the administration produced its own stamps. These were imperforate, depicted an aloe tree and were inscribed БАТУМСКАЯ ПОЧТА (BATUMSKAYA POCHTA), or "Batum Post."

The British later overprinted these with "BRITISH OCCUPATION", and surcharged the remaining Russian stamps in a variety of styles. Inflation also took hold, and by 1920, the tree stamps, which had been as little as 5 kopecks, had to be reprinted in denominations up to 50 rubles.

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A fine mint pair with original gum. Couple of tiny inclusions but a fine and scarce multiple.

A scarce surcharge stamp as only 2,792 were originally issued.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £84+.

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 War I, but local unrest led to Turkey entering the city in April 1918, followed by the British in December, who stayed until July 1920.

During the British occupation, the stock of postage stamps started to run out, and so in February 1919 the administration produced its own stamps. These were imperforate, depicted an aloe tree and were inscribed БАТУМСКАЯ ПОЧТА (BATUMSKAYA POCHTA), or "Batum Post."

The British later overprinted these with "BRITISH OCCUPATION", and surcharged the remaining Russian stamps in a variety of styles. Inflation also took hold, and by 1920, the tree stamps, which had been as little as 5 kopecks, had to be reprinted in denominations up to 50 rubles.

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A fine mint example with original gum and most attractive for this issue.

A scarce surcharged stamp with only 1,980 originally issued.

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 War I, but local unrest led to Turkey entering the city in April 1918, followed by the British in December, who stayed until July 1920.

During the British occupation, the stock of postage stamps started to run out, and so in February 1919 the administration produced its own stamps. These were imperforate, depicted an aloe tree and were inscribed БАТУМСКАЯ ПОЧТА (BATUMSKAYA POCHTA), or "Batum Post."

The British later overprinted these with "BRITISH OCCUPATION", and surcharged the remaining Russian stamps in a variety of styles. Inflation also took hold, and by 1920, the tree stamps, which had been as little as 5 kopecks, had to be reprinted in denominations up to 50 rubles.

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A fine and fresh mint example with original gum. One shortish perforation mentioned for accuracy and minor gum wrinkling as often seen and still a fine example for this issue.

A rare stamp as only 700 were originally issued.

Provenance: Romeko handstamp on reverse.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £130.

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 War I, but local unrest led to Turkey entering the city in April 1918, followed by the British in December, who stayed until July 1920.

During the British occupation, the stock of postage stamps started to run out, and so in February 1919 the administration produced its own stamps. These were imperforate, depicted an aloe tree and were inscribed БАТУМСКАЯ ПОЧТА (BATUMSKAYA POCHTA), or "Batum Post."

The British later overprinted these with "BRITISH OCCUPATION", and surcharged the remaining Russian stamps in a variety of styles. Inflation also took hold, and by 1920, the tree stamps, which had been as little as 5 kopecks, had to be reprinted in denominations up to 50 rubles.

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A fine and fresh mint example with original gum. Small corner crease does not detract from fine appearance.

A rare stamp as only 700 were originally issued.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £130.

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 War I, but local unrest led to Turkey entering the city in April 1918, followed by the British in December, who stayed until July 1920.

During the British occupation, the stock of postage stamps started to run out, and so in February 1919 the administration produced its own stamps. These were imperforate, depicted an aloe tree and were inscribed БАТУМСКАЯ ПОЧТА (BATUMSKAYA POCHTA), or "Batum Post."

The British later overprinted these with "BRITISH OCCUPATION", and surcharged the remaining Russian stamps in a variety of styles. Inflation also took hold, and by 1920, the tree stamps, which had been as little as 5 kopecks, had to be reprinted in denominations up to 50 rubles.

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A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum. Faint bend and a few fractionally shortish perforations, although still fine quality for this issue.

A rare stamp as only 700 were originally issued.

Provenance: Signed by the revered philatelic expert, Peter Holcombe on reverse and with 'POHL' and 'JEM' handstamp.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £130.

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 War I, but local unrest led to Turkey entering the city in April 1918, followed by the British in December, who stayed until July 1920.

During the British occupation, the stock of postage stamps started to run out, and so in February 1919 the administration produced its own stamps. These were imperforate, depicted an aloe tree and were inscribed БАТУМСКАЯ ПОЧТА (BATUMSKAYA POCHTA), or "Batum Post."

The British later overprinted these with "BRITISH OCCUPATION", and surcharged the remaining Russian stamps in a variety of styles. Inflation also took hold, and by 1920, the tree stamps, which had been as little as 5 kopecks, had to be reprinted in denominations up to 50 rubles.

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A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum. Trivial gum wrinkles immaterial to overall very fine and fresh appearance.

A scarce surcharge stamp as only 1,000 were issued.

Provenance: With 'Dr. P. JEM' handstamp on reverse.

Stanley Gibbons Catalogue Value: £110.

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 War I, but local unrest led to Turkey entering the city in April 1918, followed by the British in December, who stayed until July 1920.

During the British occupation, the stock of postage stamps started to run out, and so in February 1919 the administration produced its own stamps. These were imperforate, depicted an aloe tree and were inscribed БАТУМСКАЯ ПОЧТА (BATUMSKAYA POCHTA), or "Batum Post."

The British later overprinted these with "BRITISH OCCUPATION", and surcharged the remaining Russian stamps in a variety of styles. Inflation also took hold, and by 1920, the tree stamps, which had been as little as 5 kopecks, had to be reprinted in denominations up to 50 rubles.

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A fine mint example with large part original gum. Faint traces of toning barely detract as fine and fresh appearance.

A scarce surcharge stamp as only 1,000 were issued.

Stanley Gibbons Catalogue Value: £110.

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 War I, but local unrest led to Turkey entering the city in April 1918, followed by the British in December, who stayed until July 1920.

During the British occupation, the stock of postage stamps started to run out, and so in February 1919 the administration produced its own stamps. These were imperforate, depicted an aloe tree and were inscribed БАТУМСКАЯ ПОЧТА (BATUMSKAYA POCHTA), or "Batum Post."

The British later overprinted these with "BRITISH OCCUPATION", and surcharged the remaining Russian stamps in a variety of styles. Inflation also took hold, and by 1920, the tree stamps, which had been as little as 5 kopecks, had to be reprinted in denominations up to 50 rubles.

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A fine mint block with original gum (three stamps with trace of previous stamp hinge, others unmounted mint). The left pair with small faults, and some minor gum creasing as often seen, but of fine overall appearance.

An attractive and very scarce multiple, difficult to find in this quality.

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 War I, but local unrest led to Turkey entering the city in April 1918, followed by the British in December, who stayed until July 1920.

During the British occupation, the stock of postage stamps started to run out, and so in February 1919 the administration produced its own stamps. These were imperforate, depicted an aloe tree and were inscribed БАТУМСКАЯ ПОЧТА (BATUMSKAYA POCHTA), or "Batum Post."

The British later overprinted these with "BRITISH OCCUPATION", and surcharged the remaining Russian stamps in a variety of styles. Inflation also took hold, and by 1920, the tree stamps, which had been as little as 5 kopecks, had to be reprinted in denominations up to 50 rubles.

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A fine unmounted mint block of 10 with full original gum. Some gum creasing, small tear to top right stamp, and creasing in bottom margin, but a rare and attractive multiple with cleanly struck surcharges.

A scarce surcharge stamp as only 2,792 were originally issued.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £420++.

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 War I, but local unrest led to Turkey entering the city in April 1918, followed by the British in December, who stayed until July 1920.

During the British occupation, the stock of postage stamps started to run out, and so in February 1919 the administration produced its own stamps. These were imperforate, depicted an aloe tree and were inscribed БАТУМСКАЯ ПОЧТА (BATUMSKAYA POCHTA), or "Batum Post."

The British later overprinted these with "BRITISH OCCUPATION", and surcharged the remaining Russian stamps in a variety of styles. Inflation also took hold, and by 1920, the tree stamps, which had been as little as 5 kopecks, had to be reprinted in denominations up to 50 rubles.

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A very fine mint example with original gum.

The 'type I' surcharge (with top of lower right '5' complete), which we believe to be much scarcer than the normal 'type II' (with short top).

A scarce surcharge stamp with only 2,792 originally issued of both variants.

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 War I, but local unrest led to Turkey entering the city in April 1918, followed by the British in December, who stayed until July 1920.

During the British occupation, the stock of postage stamps started to run out, and so in February 1919 the administration produced its own stamps. These were imperforate, depicted an aloe tree and were inscribed БАТУМСКАЯ ПОЧТА (BATUMSKAYA POCHTA), or "Batum Post."

The British later overprinted these with "BRITISH OCCUPATION", and surcharged the remaining Russian stamps in a variety of styles. Inflation also took hold, and by 1920, the tree stamps, which had been as little as 5 kopecks, had to be reprinted in denominations up to 50 rubles.

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