used Single from the top right corner of the sheet, used with crisply stuck "MAFEKING/AP 27/1900.C.G.H" c.d.s.; extremely fine and one of the most outstanding of the nine recorded examples. Of these nine examples, three are mint and six are used, but one of the mint and three of the used are in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen, leaving five examples in private hands. This example is the earliest recorded date of use. Illustration enlarged. B.P.A. Certificate (1993)