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cover 1873 (18 Oct.) entire letter to Southampton, marked in red ink "per German steamer 'Teutonia'", bearing (1d.) pair and single tied by double-arc datestamps, showing red crayon "1½", poor Trinidad Paid d.s., "SHIP LETTER/PAID/LONDON" c.d.s. with arrival d.s. on reverse. A fine example of the 2½d. rate to U.K. by German Steamer. Photo
cover 1873 (18 Oct.) entire letter to Southampton, marked in red ink "per German steamer 'Teutonia'", bearing (1d.) pair and single tied by double-arc datestamps, showing red crayon "1½", poor Trinidad Paid d.s., "SHIP LETTER/PAID/LONDON" c.d.s. with arrival d.s. on reverse. A fine example of the 2½d. rate to U.K. by German Steamer. Photo

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cover 1873 (18 Oct.) entire letter to Southampton, marked in red ink "per German steamer 'Teutonia'", bearing (1d.) pair and single tied by double-arc datestamps, showing red crayon "1½", poor Trinidad Paid d.s., "SHIP LETTER/PAID/LONDON" c.d.s. with arrival d.s. on reverse. A fine example of the 2½d. rate to U.K. by German Steamer. Photo
Further details
Note: As no ½d. stamps were available, letters were franked by three 1d. stamps