£160
INTERNAL & OVERSEAS BALLOON MAIL; Pair with 19 Nov. 1870 EL 'par Ballon Monte' to London franked 30c tied by star cancel with "PARIS/RUE ST LAZAIRE" cds on front, carried on the L'archimede from Gare D'Orleans two days later and landed in Holland from which the mail was forwarded. Contents state "the troops.....have made....a barricade of barbed wire at the door of my modest house" and a 19 Oct. 1870 balloon letter (printed press report - some cuttings; possibly censored) to Valenciennes franked 20c tied by star cancel and with a "PARIS/(60)" cds on front plus a 1927 reproduction of a Lettre Journal franked contemporary 50c and a Strasbourg Balloon souvenir label. (3 items) Cross Reference: BALLOON MAIL, MILITARY
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Free Registration
24% inc VAT*
