Lot 70388 – 1902 2/6d. lilac, 5/- bright carmine, 10/- ultramarine

1902 2s6d lilac, 5s bright carmine, 10s ultramarine & £1 dull blue green, each overprinted « SPECIMEN » horse shoe type 17, the 5s with rebuilt top right corner and the £1 with light vertical crease, never the less a unique set with this elaborate overprint type, with the 5s believed to be unique and the 2s6d one of two recorded in private hands, a superb and rare set.