2 1/2 Pence lilac-rose, Queen Victoria, plate 9, letterpress De La Rue, comb perforated K14, watermark 10 Orb, letters HI-HL, horizontal strip of four on cover, duplex "75 BIRMINGHAM DE 14 77" to Connecticut, USA, transit "NEW YORK / PAID ALL / DEC27" on reverse, some minimally short perforations at top of strip, otherwise very well perforated, deep fresh colour. 10 d prepaid (4 x 2 1/2d UPU rate) for letter up to 2 ounces to United States. Only recorded strip of four from plate 9 on cover, apart from a falsified block of four on cover. Photo certificate Albert Louis BPP (2025), Mi. 600.- (SGNo. 141).