![]() When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, this became a self-governing territory within the state of Georgia.īatumi itself has never issued stamps, or had them made, since 1920. In 1920, the area was reassigned to the Russian Bolsheviks. These copies can be found on LastDodo under 'Batumi'. Russian stamps were also overprinted to meet the increasing demand for mail distribution. Due to a scarcity, own issues were made (imperforate and low quality), which were subsequently overprinted with 'British Occupation'. ![]() This is the only period to date that 'official' stamps have been issued for the area. In April 1918, Batumi again briefly fell into Turkish hands, then Great Britain occupied the area from December 1918 to July 1920. Model trains / Railway modelling (11,866)īatumi was annexed by Russia, to the detriment of the Ottoman Empire, in 1878 under the Treaty of San Stefano between Russia and the Ottoman Empire.Figures / Statuettes / Figurines / Miniatures (80,699).
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