Entire letter canc. "MALTA*14.DE.1853" to Athens. Inscribed "via Sira per Amelita", transit "ΣΥΡΟΣ*5.ΔΕΚΕΜ.1853", arr. "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*7.ΔΕΚΕΜ.1853". Oval cachet "ΥΠΕΡΘΑΛΑΣΣΙΑ" in Sira. Postage "70" charged as due on arrival.