Georgia

Georgia, or საქართველო, is a country in the Caucasus region on the eastern edge of the Black Sea. In March 1922, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan became the Transcaucasian Federated Republic.  File:Georgia rider.jpg|1020 60 kopeck St. George. File:Georgia seated.jpg|1029 3r Queen Thamar. File:Georgia 1000r.jpg|1922 1000r value. File:Georgia 1922.jpg|1922 2000r value. File:Georgia inflation.jpg|1923 Soviet arms surcharge. 
 * Previously part of the Russian Empire, Georgia declared independence in May 1918. Its first stamps were inscribed LA GEORGIE and exist both perf and imperf.
 * In 1920, the Queen Thamar issue was released, inscribed REPUBLIQUE GEORGIENNE, perf and imperf.
 * In early 1921, forces of the Soviet Union invaded Georgia, annexing it as a Soviet republic.
 * The Georgian government in exile issued two overprinted sets in 1921 with 4-line or 5-line inscriptions.
 * In 1922, the Soviet republic Georgia issued a set of stamps only inscribed in Georgian.
 * In 1923, Georgian issues were surcharged in high values due to hyperinflation, with "rubles" abbreviated in Georgian. Semipostals were issued with a 3-line inscription.
 * Russian stamps were also handstamped similarly, also with "rubles" abbreviated in Georgian. Russian stamp were also surcharged in print with Soviet arms (star with hammer and sickle) and new values.
 * In 1924, the Transcaucasian Federated Republics became part of the Soviet Union.

Following the end of the Soviet Union in 1991, Georgia declared its independence. Its first stamps were issued in July 1993. They were inscribed in Georgian and also in roman letters GEORGIA.  File:Georgia 1993 issue 50k.jpg|1003 50k value with "GRUZIJA" inscription. File:Georgia Europa 2016.jpg|2016 Europa issue. 
 * One issue followed with the roman letter inscription as GRUZIJA. It was later surcharged in 1994.
 * Afterwards, stamps returned to the bilingual system using GEORGIA.