cover 6p rose, deep shade (20; S.G.18), large margins and very fine, used with oval of bars cancellation, just tied to cover, with original enclosure, from St. John's to London, England, showing St. John's Newfoundland OC 14 1863 d.s. in red and circular "M/S/W/." missent marking in black, backstamped London NO 10 63 d.s. in black and London NO 11 63 d.s. in black and in red; the fine letter is apparently written by a soldier and gives a vivid account of the near sinking of his ship at sea; extremely fine and very rare