1 Shilling yellow-green, plate 7 letters KF and 2 Shilling deep blue, plate 1 letters AA, Queen Victoria with coloured corner letters, letterpress De La Rue, comb perforated K14, watermark 6 Spray of Rose, mixed franking on folded letter 1873 to Venezuela, cancelled numeral "498" MANCHESTER, by "R.M.S. Moselle" from Southampton, addressed "B. Rivodo y Cia Caracas Venezuela", very fresh-coloured superb folded letter in good condition, from well-known "Rivodo correspondence", 3 Shilling prepaid for letter up to 1 1/2 ounces, third weight step, by British post as closed letter via Southampton, rate valid 1.4.1864 to 31.12.1879, photo certificate Albert Louis BPP (2023), Mi. 550.- (SGNo. 117, 119), ex Graham Booth collection.