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Only 6 examples were printed of which 5 have been recorded, all being used on day of issue and all being on piece.
1) Tied to piece by MAFEKING / C.G.H. MR 30 1900 cds on the first day of issue, signed David Field, cert. BPA (1990)
History: Ex Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred Lichtenstein, Harmers, Washington DC, 25-29 Nov 1989, lot 648; ex ‘Samos’, Ivy, Shreve & Mader, London, 19-20 June 1991, lot 277; Gian Maria Rossi, Warwick & Warwick, 8 June 2005, lot 240; ex “Besançon”, Corinphila, Dec 2019, lot 6014, sold CHF42’000 plus commission
2) Ex Urch Harris (Nov, 1978) and Harmers, Lugano, February 1994 (lot 1541)
3) Ex Harmers, London, Oct 1971, lot 326 with BPA certificate (1961)
4) Ex Harmers, London, April 1970, lot 610 with RPSL certificate (1933)
5) Royal Philatelic Collection
The 1887 Jubilee Issue 
