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2195

Ballon montê 1870 (Oct 26): Entire letter carried probably on board of balloon no. 19 'Le Vauban' to Luty, Moselle in the occupied zone, bearing Napolêon laureated 20 c. blue type II, a fresh and fine single adhesive, tied by light Ã‰toile de Paris '36' lozenge and framed "P.P." with Paris / Bd du Prince-Eugene despatch cds alongside. Taxed upon arrival with '30' due in blue crayon. A most interesting item from this interesting bureau with the additional PP cancellation, ex Provera, cert. Robineau (2004) Maury = € 450 + 4'750 for the additional PP. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2196

Ballon montê 1870 (Oct 27): Small Entire letter carried on board of balloon no. 21 'Colonel Charra' to Dunkerque, franked with Napolêon laureated 20 c. blue type II, tied by "ARMÃ‰E FRANCAISE / QUARTR Gal" despatch cds, information strike alongside, reverse with indistinct arrival cds. Cover with some aging, nevertheless a most interesting entire from the troops, sent to the sender's parents, ex Provera. Yvert unlisted / Maury = € 2'350 + 450. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2197

Ballon montê 1870 (Oct 27): Entire newspaper letter 'Gazette des Absents' no. 1 carried on board of balloon no. 21 'Colonel Charras' to Antwerpen, franked with Napolêon laureated 30 c. brown, a fresh and fine example, tied by Ã‰toile de Paris '35' numeral obliterator with Paris MinistÃ¨re des Finances despatch cds as well as framed PD in red alongside. Reverse with "FRANCE EST" ambulant (Nov 2) and ANVERS arrival (Nov 3) cds's. An appealing and rare gazette to Belgium, ex Provera. Maury = € 450 + 1'500 + 250. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2198

1870, Ballon Montê, Le General Uhrich flight, 30 c. bistre, tied to envelope by Paris "1" in dotted star cancel, sent to Brussels, dated 16 November 1870, with Paris datestamp alongside, endorsed top "Ballon Montê", boxed "PD" in red also, to reverse an arrival in black dated 23 November 1870, a very fine example of this scarce first night flight, which was attempted to avoid the lookout from the Prussian Army. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2199

1870, Ville D'Orlêans, Ballon Montê 33, 'Mandal Mail', entire letter endorsed with printed 'par Ballon Montê', addressed to Bagneres de Luchon, Haute Garonne and readdressed to the Poste Restante in Milan, Italy, French 20 centimes adhesive floated off due to immersion in sea water, with 'Paris / Ministere des Finances ' despatch datestamp 23 November 1870 in black, the writing affected by the water also but with clear datestamps of 'Bordeaux TPO' dated 12 December 1870, 'Marseilleà Lyon TPO' 15 December 1870 and 'Da Susa a Torino' 16 December 1870, with framed "AFFRANCHISMENT / INSUFFISANT" in red, a manuscript '4' decimi and an 1870 Italy Postage Due 40 c. applied over edge of cover and cancelled in manuscript, rare and most unusual entire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF1,100.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2200

Ballon montê 1870 (Nov 23): Entire letter carried on board of balloon no. 34 'Jacquard' to Beauchastel nearby La Voulte-sur-RhÃ´ne, ArdÃ¨che, franked with SiÃ¨ge 20 c. blue, a fresh and fine example, tied by Ã‰toile de Paris '3' numeral obliterator with Paris Pl. de la Madeleine despatch cds. Reverse with fair "LA VOULTE-S-RHONE" arrival cds (Dec 23). An extremely rare balloon due to its history, ex collection Provera, cert. Calves (1991) Maury = € 3'250.rnNote: The 'Jacquard' wrecked off the Scilly Islands west of Cornwall, several post bags were recovered at different time points and given to the postal authorities in the UK or France. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF480.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2201

1870, Napoleon, 20 c. blue, used on "Ballon Montê" cover, from Paris to Calais, redirected to London, dated 8 December 1870, tied by "12" star cancel in black, Paris datestamp alongside, endorsed "Par Ballon Montê", carried on the "Le Gênêral Renault", with manuscript "4" indicating postage due for the forwarding to Britain and accompanying "MORE / TO / PAY" applied on arrival in London, also a faint two line insufficient postage instructional at top in red, several French transits to back and London arrival in red and black dated 20 December 1870, a very fine clean and tidy example, most interesting redirected cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2202

1870, Napoleon, 20 c. blue, used on "Ballon Montê" cover, from Paris to Delêmont, Switzerland, dated 17 December 1870, tied by "22" star cancel in black with Paris datestamp alongside, endorsed "Par Ballon Montê", two faint Switzerland postage due marks and manuscript charge marks, arrival Bienne on reverse dated 19 December 1870, soiling, otherwise a fine example. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2203

1870, CÃ¨rês, 20 c. blue, tied to "Ballon Montê" cover, from Paris to Nice, dated 28 December 1879, flown on "Le Bayard", tied by black lozenge with Paris datestamp alongside, arrival in Nice to reverse dated 4 January 1871, a very neat small wrapper, minor imperfecions and soiling. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2204

1870, Napoleon, 20 c. blue, used on "Ballon Montê" cover, from Paris to Nevers, tied by a Paris datestamp date unclear, flown on "Le Tourville", arrival on reverse dated 29 December 1870, vertical filing crease centrally, soiled, a good example. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2205

Ballon montê 1871 (Jan 27): Entire newspaper letter 'Gazette des Absents' no. 32 carried on board of the last balloon no. 67 'Gênêral Cambronne' to Camberwell nearby London, franked with Napolêon laureated 30 c. brown, a fresh example, some shortened perfs noted just for accuracy, tied by Ã‰toile de Paris mute obliterator with "PARIS (60)" despatch cds alongside. Reverse with two rectangular and circular arrival (Feb 3) datestamps. The last gazette sent with the last balloon on the day before the armistice, a great piece of postal history ex Provera. Maury = € 1'600 + 1'850+ 200. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF1,100.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2206

1871, Mail following the Paris Siege, 30 c. bistre, used on cover, from Paris to Lucarno, Switzerland, dated 4 February 1871, with Paris datestamp alongside, arrival to reverse dated 10 February 1871, heavily soiled and stained, however a scarce example of post siege mail, letters to abroad were reportedly permitted from 6th Feburary, a scarce example. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2207

1867: Cover from Carpentras, endorsed "par Moulins Allier" and directed to besieged Paris, bearing Napolêon laureated 20 c. blue type I and 40 c. orange (2), all with fresh colour, tied by clear Gros Chiffres '740' lozenge of Carpentras, no despatch cds, reverse with ambulant "MARSEILLE A LYON 6 JANV. 71" cds, no arrival datestamp as usual. An amazingly fresh 'Boules de Moulins' cover and a very rare make-up of the 1 franc rate. Ex Provera. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF1,100.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2208

1870: Pigeonogram, with 16 pages of text. Additionally an enlarged print out on photo paper (rather cardboard) of 4 pages containing the 'DêpÃ¨ches privês 53 to 56' from November 16 and 17 1870.rnProvenance: Ing. Pietro Provera.rnrnrn (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2215

1917/19: Orphelins 2 c. - 5 f., 1st complete set of eight, in unmounted og. condition, higher values signed Calves. Maury = € 8'980 / Yvert = € 9'260. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF1,200.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2216

1928, "Ile de France" Air Post, 10 f. surcharge on 1 f. 50 c. blue, First Day of Issue used on a Registered First Transatlantic Air and Catapult Flight cover, tied by "NEW YORK AU HAVRE" octagonal dated 23 August 1928, used with non surcharged 'Pasteur', 90 c., vertical pair 'White' 5 c. green, and 'Semeuse', 25 c. pair, with the six-line catapult mail special event cachet handstamp alongside, backflap printed "Compagnie Gererale / Transatlanique / French Line", a fine, scarce combination and extremely rare stamp on cover. Octave Roumet, expert mark in black to front.rnrnRemarks: The provisional surcharges were produced to support a new service to deliver Transatlatic mail. The First Transatlantic Air and Catapult service utilised a combination of boat and plane to transport the mail. The mail was placed on board the ship and a plane would take off from the ship at a predetermined point. The new Catapult Mail service could speed up the deliver of post by as much as 24 hours, due to the fact that post bags on board ships could not disembark until after the ship had docked. The "Ile de France" provisionals were produced due to the popularity of the first leg of the voyage. Realizing that the ship would not have sufficient postage on board for the return voyage, the French Consul General in New York commissioned Emile Cabella, a New York printer, to surcharge 3,000 90c and 1,000 1.50fr stamps. News of the stamps reached France before the plane arrived and as a result demand was extremely high. the 10 f surcharge on the 1 f. 50c. being three times scarcer that the 10 f. on 90 c. Very few covers exisit, Maury lists used on cover at €13'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF3,000.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2217

1930, Paris International Aerial Exposition, 1 f. 50 c. carmin, with special event "E.I.P.A.30" perfin, used on an undelivered Registered Airmail cover, sent from the Paris exhibition to Casablanca, Morocco, tied by the event cancel postmark "EXPOSITION INTle POSTE AERIENNE PARIS" dated 15 November 1930, used with 'Semeuse' 50 c vertical pair, with boxed "Unknown" and "Return to Sender" also to front, with arrival in Casablanca on reverse dated 17 November 1930, Paris datestamp alongside dated 21 November 1930, interesting and extremely rare cover, the airmail stamp was specially perforated during the exhibition and as such only available for a short period, the carmine being the the rarest of the two stamps with the perfin and scarcer used than unmounted mint. Pavoille, Paris, expert mark and J. Cour. Gi = €5'350 for a single used stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2218

1849/72ca.: Collection on album pages, mostly from Napoleonan Republic on, one number one has been placed among the 10 Centimes Bordeaux, condition is very mixed, there are stamps in perfect condition, but there is also some faulty material. Some nice cancellations, a few covers (several addressed to Switzerland). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)

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SOLD for CHF440.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2219

1849-1925: Good lot classics on cards including from the first issue 10 Centimes on piece (Yvert 1b), 15 Centimes, Yvert 2a and b (the later on piece), 40 Centimes Yvert 4 and 4e in pair, 1 Franc Yvert 6B, 6c in pair; Empire imperforate blocks of 4 of the 1 Centime on piece Yvert 11rnand one 5 Centimes Yvert 12.80 Centimes pair with right margin Yvert 49b and 5 Francs Yvert 33 etc. In addition 3 - 20 Francs Merson unused, Yvert 206-208; the better stamps are signed Calves or Alberto Diena or from both. Yvert ca. € 15500.rnProvenance: Ing. Pietro Provera.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF2,000.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM

2220

1849/1944: Lot on album page, with 5 unused classic stamps - 20 c Ceres black, 25 c Presidence, 5 c, 10 c and 80 c Empire, all with large part og, signed and certicates for 25 c Presidence and 80 c empire; airpost 1927 both values unmounted and souvenir sheet for the French Legion 'Icebear' unmounted too - etc. Yvert = € 11'000+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM