1896年8月8日北京经加拿大-太平洋邮路寄德国Strassburg封,贴小龙伍分票一枚及混贴慈寿四分票一枚,销一枚蓝色北京椭圆中文戳,旁再贴一枚法国客邮25仙票,销上海法国客邮日戳,封背有北京I.G.海关日戳,8月14日上海海关日戳,及9月23日Strassburg到达日戳,有一手盖nachzusenden nau (转寄)往Tirol戳,另有9月26日Mittenwald and Scharnitz日戳. 虽封有摺痕,但毫不影响这小龙及慈寿混贴封的珍稀性. 附有Peter Holcome的签名.。1885-88 Small Dragon Issues,Covers,International 9 candareen Rate,1896 (8 Aug.) <I>Tallieu & Co, envelope addressed to Graf Fritz Zeppelin in Strassburg "<I>by Canadian-Pacific", bearing 5ca. yellow-ochre with Dowager 4ca. tied by a single strike of Peking seal in blue with France "Chine" 25c. tied by "<H>shang-hai/chine", c.d.s. and, on the reverse, "<H>i.g. of customs/peking", c.d.s., Customs Shanghai (14.8) and Strassburg arrival (23.9), with handstamp "nachzusenden nau" (to be forwarded) to Tirol, the reverse with additional Mittenwald and Scharnitz (26.9) c.d.s. Vertical folding crease, a very interesting cover and combinations of Small Dragons and Dowagers are scarce. Signed by Peter Holcombe. Photo