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    1878 (Aug 27): Great Britain 1876 4 d. sage-green pl. 16, a vertical strip of three used on 1878 cover from Valparaiso to Plymouth tied by two strikes of the "C30" obliterator and by 'Valparaiso' despatch cds (Aug 28) in black. Reverse with Plymouth arrival cds (Oct 11). Sender's cachet in blue at left, some peripheral aging on the perfs. and small part of top flap missing on reverse, but a rare make-up of the 1 shilling rate.rnProvenance: Collection Grant Glassco, RL, London, 25-27 Nov 1969, lot 653; Collection Gerhard Blank, RL, Basel, 5 Dec 1981, lot 879.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF