Southern Nigeria 1903-08 Madagascar UPU KEVII Stationery Spec.

MADAGASCAR UPU ARCHIVE RECEIVING AUTHORITY SPECIMENS: 1903 KEVII 1d and 1908 KEVII ½d surcharged carmine on buff REPLY PAID POSTCARDS (8) overprinted "SPECIMEN" and handstamped with circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE BERNE / MADAGASCAR" in red. Affixed to archive ledger sheet headed Nigeria with cartes avec reponses and count 8. A unique group sent from the UPU in Berne to the Madagascar Post Office where they were defaced with the Madagascar handstamp. VF, rare, most attractive.