HT4859 my iphone is listed twice in manage storage under backups.  can i erase the old one?

my iphone is listed 2x in manage storage under backups.  i think it's because verizon replaced a broken phone, but they helped me set the new replacement one up so i would think the old one shouldn't appear at all.  can i erase the old one? 
this is on my iphone under: settings-icloud-storage&backup-manage storage-
it shows the old phone latest back up date the day that i sent it back to verizon (6.7GB). they recommend a back up before you send it to them.  the current iphone is 7.2GB, so yes i have been having storage problems.  i just want to make sure it will be ok to erase the old one iphone.

dhmarvin wrote:
why would someone need the old backup?  isn't everything from the old back up on the new iphone backup?
I just wanted to be clear that if you delete it, it's permanently gone.  So make sure you check your phone to be sure it has all your data before deleting it.  If it does, go ahead.
when verizon helped me set up the replacement phone, it transferred the 6.7GB to the new one right?
I don't know what Verizon did; judging from the size of your new backup it would seem that they did.  Check your phone.  If it has all your data, go ahead and delete the old backup.

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