£200
LE JEAN BART NO. 1 (12) PLIE CONFIÉ: Flimsy letter dated 1. October 1870, addressed to St Marcellin, Isère (text mentions the balloons); Napoleon 20c stamp tied by GC lozenge '4034' of Troyes letters handed to the pilot direct (plies confiés) were posted by him on arrival at a post town; transit cds Valence-s-Rhône 17. October on reverse. Scarce and attractive.Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL
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