BATUM BRIT OCC 1920 25r on 25k deep violet and light green, SG32a

BATUM BRIT OCC 1920 25r on 25k deep violet and light green, SG32aBatum British Occupation 1920 (21 Feb) 25r on 25k deep violet and light green, surcharge as type 6 in blue, cancelled by part boxed violet 'P T CONTROL' handstamp, SG32a. A very fine used example. Only 700 were originally issued, and particularly scarce with this marking. SG Catalogue Value: 160. 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

`Intense` Black Plate 1a

A large signature on a visually impressive and interesting item

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A colour NASA photograph of Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott

Signac worked alongside many of the greatest artists of the era

Half length facing figure

On inspecting the stamps

A superb used cut square example initialled ‘EDW’ (ight) with Demerara 29

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hosted a music concert at the Royal Albert Hall to raise funds for South African children's charities

11 given as presentation copies

$20 upper right corner marginal with sheet number