3 Pence bright carmine and 9 Pence olive-brown, plate 2, Queen Victoria with 4 small corner letters on coloured ground, letterpress De La Rue, watermark 5, comb perforated K14, mixed franking on complete folded letter to Porto, Portugal via France, square "LONDON FE 27 63" on reverse, stamps cancelled duplex "12" with some postmark oil seepage above stamps, arrival "PORTO 8 3 1863" also on reverse. Both stamps well perforated all round. Folded letter fresh and age-appropriate with some patina. 1 sh (=12 Pence) for closed letter up to 1/2 ounce (2nd weight step) via France to Portugal, photo certificate Albert Louis BPP (2023), Mi. 650.- (SGNo. 76 + 86), ex David Brown collection.