Great Britain 1854 PAID AT RIO DE JANEIRO Crown Circle Stampless FL to Tenerife

1854, stampless folded letter, with contents, datelined Rio de Janeiro (30 Nov), struck with neat "PAID AT RIO DE JANEIRO" Crown Circle, reverse with black "Rio - Janeiro" double split-ring (1 Dec), rated "1/-" in red, carried to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands via the Royal Mail Steamship Co. ship "Severn", with "Santa Cruz de Tenerife" c.d.s. arrival backstamp, a fine cover to an unusual destination.