Lot 40147 – 1892 Very scarce combination cover with “Small Dragons” to Belgium

1892 (Sept 23) Cover (opened for display) from Peking to Brussels, prepaid for inland transmission with China 1888 3ca strip of three with interpanneau at right (peripheral tone spots), perf. 11 1/2 x 11 3/4 (Chan 20), tied by blue seal ovals with matching “I.G. OF CUSTOMS/PEKING” cds on reverse on dispatch, alongside “CUSTOMS/SHANGHAI” (26.9) in blue and Brussels cds’s, transferred to the French with Type Sage 25c black and rose on front, tied by “SHANG-HAÏ/CHINE” cds, Belgian “52” postman hs in centre; “Small Dragon” covers to Belgium are very rare (as a reference three are recorded with “Large Dragons” and 11 known with the “Dowager” issues).