Georgia

Georgia, or საქართველო, is a country in the Caucasus region on the eastern edge of the Black Sea. 
 * 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 relaseased, 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.
 * In 1922, it issued a set of stamps only inscribed in Georgian.

