9 Pence dark grey-green, Queen Victoria horizontal format, "POSTAGE & REVENUE" inscription, letterpress De La Rue, comb perforated K14, watermark 11 Imperial Crown, vertical pair as multiple franking, letters CQ-DQ, on cover London to Melbourne, Australia, duplex "LONDON W.C. 3 /NO 12 86", crease trace through stamp at upper right and perforation repair at lower right, otherwise very good condition. 1 Sh 6 d for letter up to 1 1/2 ounces to Victoria/Australia. Envelope slightly shortened by cutting at left. Stamp very rare on cover, only 16 covers recorded, only two with pair of MiNr. 80, actually intended for parcels, photo certificate Albert Louis BPP (2025) "in good state of preservation" ... "Only two were franked with a pair of 9 d. green, of which this is the much better preserved cover", Mi. -.- (SGNo. 195), ex John W. Phillips collection.