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1859 (Dec 9): Great Britain 1858/69 2 d. blue pl. 7 and 1856 6 d. lilac, a single example and two horizontal strips of three, used on 1859 entire letter at double rate from Malaga, mailed from Gibraltar to Manila, Philippines all tied by eight strikes of the "A26" obliterator with single ring GIBRALTAR cds in blue below (Dec 9). Reverse with HONG KONG transit cds (Jan 30, 1860) and MANILA arrival (Feb 3) where charged 3 reales due for local delivery. A few imperfections to the adhesives not affecting the sublime appearance of a very rare entire. Cert. BPA (2005).rnProvenance: Spink, London, 14-15 Dec 2004, lot 436.