1 / 2 Groschen yellowish orange and 2 1 / 2 Groschen brown, both large shield, in mixed franking with issue pennies, Michel number 33 a cancelled by still used, two-line rectangle cancel from "VOELKLINGEN 3 / 7 * 9-10", both breast shield stamps sound embossed and perfect perforated, the 10 pennies stamp is likewise perfect condition, reverse single circle arrival postmark from Forbach, registered letter the Voelklinger ironworks to Forbach, with official vignette "registered" and handwritten notation "252", properly franked international letter at the third day of validity the tariffs of the Universal Postal Union (from 01.07.1875), in of the first weight rate to 15 g (20 pfennigs) and additional service registered mail (20 pfennigs), scarce mixed franking to the the using up the breast shields, detailed photo expertize Martin Wolfgang Sommer BPP (1990) "the letter the VOELKLINGER ironworks is perfect, in fresh condition