Lot 30378 – 1893 spectacular ROUND THE WORLD Belgium 10c postal

1893 Spectacular round the world Belgium 10c postal stationery card cancelled ”LIEGE 5. JAN 1893” also sent to Shanghai, China. Redirected numerous times including with U.S 1890-93 5c brown (x3) franking cancelled by bar showing New York registration label and arrival backstamp ”U.S. POSTAL AGENCY / FEB 17 93 / SHANGHAI ” (type 10). Finally it reached the recipient on board the “Caledonian” of the Messagerie Maritimes at Suez, Egypt. The postal stationery card travelled through Egypt, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), China, USA, French Indo-China. A rare registered round the world post card with transit handstamp of the US post office in Shanghai.