1 Shilling dark green, Queen Victoria with coloured corner letters, letterpress De La Rue, comb perforated K14, watermark 6 Spray of Rose, plate 9, letters CI-CJ, horizontal pair on cover to Venezuela, numeral "498" MANCHESTER cancellation of 01.08.1874, by "R.M.Str. Nile", departing Southampton 03 August 1874, addressed "B. Rivodo y Cia Caracas Venezuela", very fresh-coloured superb folded letter in perfect condition, perfectly perforated and centrally cancelled, from well-known "Rivodo correspondence", 2 Shilling prepaid for letter over 1/2 ounce up to 1 ounce, second weight step, by British post as closed letter via Southampton, rate valid 1.4.1864 to 31.12.1879, photo certificate Albert Louis BPP (2024) "genuine and in a perfect state of preservation".