cover 200r Black (59), couple nibbed perfs., used with 60r Black (24), horizontal pair, large margins to cut in, all tied by bold circle of V's cancels on front of 1873 cover to France, 'RIO DE JANEIRO' double circle handstamp adjacent, bold boxed 'P.D.' handstamp, the pair is additionally tied by a French transit, ms. arithmetic doodling on reverse, overall a very fine cover, scarce franking est.