cover 1c Blue type IV (9), horizontal pair, three clear to large margins, slightly in at right, used with 3c Dull Red (11), large margins to slightly in, tied by grid cancels on fresh 1854 folded letter to Paris, France, red "Providence, R.I. Oct 24" c.d.s., matching "Paid" straight line h.s., red French transit, "26" (decimes) h.s. due, ms. "per Steamer Africa via Boston & Liverpool", black "Boston Br. Pkt. Oct 25" exchange h.s. on reverse, red London transit and Paris backstamps, carried by the Cunard steamer Europa, this cover paid the U.S. 5c shore to ship rate via British Mail to France, the balance due collected from the recipient, very fine