10c Brown (150). Horizontal pair, dark shade, Yokohama circular cork cancels, clearly struck "Yokohama Japan Mar. 23" (1873) circular datestamp on folded cover to Duplay Balay, Lyons, France, purple G. Bolmida handstamp--carried on PMSS Colorado, departing Yokohama Mar. 23, 1873, arriving San Francisco Apr. 13--"San Francisco Cal. Apr. 14" double-circle datestamp ties pair, red "New York Paid 6 Apr. 23" 6c credit datestamp, red "London Paid 6 MY 73" datestamp and matching "PD" oval handstamp, Calais arrival datestamp (May 7), Paris and Lyons (May 8) backstamps, Extremely Fine, the pair pays 10c U.S.-Japan and 10c British Mail rates to France

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