BATUM BRIT OCC 1920 25r on 25k orange-yellow, SG43 Egypt stamps with usual off white gum

with usual off white gum accompanied by a clear 1980 British Philatelic Association Certificate of Authenticity

An 8” x 24½” sepia tone junior high school class photograph from 1941 featuring around 800 pupils including Norma Jean Baker who would later become known as Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe

John Pertwee

Menovingiens Quentovic AE Tremissis

An attractive and interesting group showcasing the different shades and tracking the process undertaken before the final stamp shade was approved

BATUM BRIT OCC 1920 25r on 25k orange-yellow, SG43 Egypt stamps with usual off white gumBatum 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