cover 12c Black (17), horizontal pair, large margins to cut in, light crease, tied by (Boston) 'Paid' in grid cancel on 1854 gray folded letter headed Cincinnati and addressed to England, redirected to Rome, Italy, seven different markings include red '19' h.s. rate, red 'Paid in America' tombstone h.s., etc., black Boston Br. Pkt. exchange debit and Rome backstamps, contents mention very slow mail service, unfortunately the cover is aged and fragile with very extensive separations along many cover file folds (needs restoration), an interesting cover est.