1870 (6 Dec) Ballon Monte, Lettre-Journal de Paris, Gazette des Absents No.13 (3 Dec 1870), franked with 80c Laureated, tied by "9" Paris Star, with "Rue Montaigne" departure cds alongside, sent to New York, with red London 9 December transit alongside, v.f. and attractive balloon dispatch to the United States (Image)