Specimen 1856-88, the collection of "SPECIMEN" overprints comprising Type 4/5 on 1856-64 no wmk. 2a. yellow, 8a. pale carmine and 1860 8p., each handstamped "SPECIMEN" (Samuel Type 4/5), all with creases and straight-edges; Type 7 on 1865 2a. yellow and 1860 8p. (R.P.S. Certificate 1990); Type 8 on 1856 4a. grey-black, 1867 6a. 8p. and 1876 6a. and 12a.; Type 10 on 1856 4a. grey-black (straight-edge at top) and 4a. green (very fine), 1865 8p., 1a. and 2a., 1866-78 4a. Die II and 6a. 8p., 1868 8a., 1873 ½a., 1874 9p. and 1r., and 1876 6a. and 12a.; Type 14 on 1878 4a. Die II, 1876 6a. and 12a., and 1882-88 3a. (corner missing), 4a., 4½a. imperforate (fault at foot), 8a. and 12a.; Type 15 on 1882-88 ½a. to 1r. less 4a.; Type 16 on 1865 1a. and 2a., and 1882-88 8a. and 1r.; some with the usual faults though mostly of fresh and fine appearance.