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1878 (Aug 16): Great Britain 1867 10 d. red-brown, a horizontal pair used on 1878 cover from Valparaiso to Lunden, Holstein, Germany tied by "VALPARAISO / PAID / C30" duplex in black (Aug 16) with 'London / Paid' cds (Sept 27) and oval 'PD' applied in red. Reverse with faint arrival. Some aging to perforations but a charming and scarce franking.rnProvenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred Lichtenstein, Harmers, New York, 17-18 Feb 1969, lot 279;Collection G.C. Dyer, Christie's, London, 14 Nov 1984, lot 2354; Collection Gerhard Blank, RL, Zurich, 5 Dec 1991, lot 880.