BATUM BRIT OCC 1920 25r on 50k green and copper-red, SG33aBatum British Occupation 1920 (21 Feb) 25r on 50k green and copper red, surcharge as type 6 in blue, SG33a. A very fine mint example with original gum. A rare stamp as only 900 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,