BATUM BRIT OCC 1920 25r on 5k brown-lilac, SG29a Montserrat stamps Grenada 1938-50 10s blue-black and

Grenada 1938-50 10s blue-black and bright carmine (wide)

Much of his best work can be seen on the greens

Lovely overall appearance for this rare stamp

Great Britain 1924 9d pale olive green (Watermark Inverted)

A fine used block of six with attractive commercial usage of this scarcer shade

BATUM BRIT OCC 1920 25r on 5k brown-lilac, SG29a Montserrat stamps Grenada 1938-50 10s blue-black andBatum British Occupation 1920 (21 Feb) 25r on 5k brown lilac, surcharge as type 6 in blue, SG29a. A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum. A rare stamp as only 1,900 were 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,