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1878 (Oct 2): Great Britain 1870 ½ d. rose-red pl. 13 and 1858/69 2 d. blue pl. 15 used on 1878 cover from Larnaca to London tied by two strikes of the "942" obliterator with reverse showing LARNACA / CYPRUS datestamp (Oct 2, code B) and London arrival cds (Oct 21) in red. A fine and rare franking.rnProvenance: Collection Violet Richardson, RL, London, 6 July 1960, lot 48.