£240
L'ARMAND BARBÈS (6): Flimsy letter dated 1. October 1870 addressed to Tretz, Bouches de Rhône and endorsed 'Ballon monté'; Napoleon 20c stamp (fault) cancelled by 'CP' lozenge of the Calais-Paris TPO with matching cds of 8. October on reverse; as the stamp was not cancelled at Paris, this item was probably handed directly to the pilot a plie confié posted on landing at Amiens. Several transit marks and arrival cds of Tretz 12. October. Fine and scarce. Translation.Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL
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