Batum
Friday, April 4, 1919.
Imperforate, no watermark, lithography.
Printed by ?.
| Description | # issued | Scott # |
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| 5 kopek green | ? | 1 |
| 10 kopek ultramarine | ? | 2 |
| 50 kopek yellow | ? | 3 |
| 1 rubel red brown | ? | 4 |
| 3 rubels violet | ? | 5 |
| 5 rubels brown | ? | 6 |
All issue quantities are approximate.
These stamps have been forged extensively. The relatively low price is due in part to the abundance of forgeries on the market. Genuine stamps are quite rare, but it is fairly easy to detect a forgery.
The following characteristics only apply to the kopek values.
The rubel values have other, much less obvious, differences.
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| Genuine, six perls. | Forgery, seven perls. |
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| Genuine, point to the left. | Forgery, up or to the right. |
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