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| 1154 |
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 Direct routing, 1 January 1870 - 30 June 1871; 1870 (Oct 15): Envelope from Toulon to San Francisco, bearing 1867 Napoléon lauré 20 c. blue and 40 c. orange (Yvert 29+31), tied by Gros Chiffres '3981' numeral, matching
"TOULON-S-MER" despatch cds in black, framed "P.P." in red and "N.Y. STEAMSHIP / NOV 7 / 10" cds of the exchange post office alongside. Reverse with MARSEILLE and LE HAVRE transit cds's. Sent with the 'La Fayette' of the French Line, leaving not from
Le Havre due to the approaching front of the Franco-Prussian War but from Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 20 October, arriving in New York on 7 November 1870. One of few covers sent with the French Line during the war (Image 1)
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 Direct routing, 1 January 1870 - 30 June 1871; 1870 (Oct 20): Envelope from Le Boulay to New York, bearing 1867 Napoléon lauré 40 c. orange and two single examples of 10 c. bistre, the right example with scissor cut
perforation and corner fault, tied by Gros Chiffres '547' numeral, matching "LE-BOULAY-DES-MINES" despatch cds, framed "P.P." and "N.Y. STEAMSHIP / NOV 16 / 10" cds of the exchange post office, all in black alongside. Reverse with BREST transit and
"LIGNE H / PAQ. FR. No 3" shipmail cds's. Sent with the 'Ville de Paris' of the French Line, leaving not from Le Havre due to the approaching front of the Franco-Prussian War but from Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 4 November, arriving in New York on
14 November 1870. One of few covers sent with the French Line during the war. Cert. Roumet (2023) (Image 1)
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 Direct routing, 1 July 1871 - 31 July 1874; 1874 (July 6): Entire letter from Le Havre to New York, despatched on board and sent with the 'St. Laurent' of the French Line, bearing a three-colour franking of 1868 Napoléon lauré
80 c. rose in combination with 1871 Napoléon perf. 5 c. light green on bluish, and 1871 Cérès 15 c. bistre (Yvert 32+35+59), three fresh examples with the Cérès showing a light file fold, cancelled first with pencil cross, then tied on board by
'Anchor' lozenge in dots, presumably at Brest. Matching "LIGNE H / PAQ. FR. No. .." datestamp in black, framed "P.P." in red, and indistinct strike of "N.Y. STEAMSHIP JUL. 19 / 10" due alongside, the '10' due again in blue crayon. A remarkable
three-colour franking from three different issues, used on this transatlantic steamer, leaving Le Havre on 4 July, Brest on 6 July, and arriving in New York on 18 July. Provenance: Collection Schatzkes; collection Steven C. Walske, Robert Siegel sale
1127 (May 2016), lot 184 (Image 1)
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 1871/75: Laureated 4 c. grey, three single examples and a vertical pair, all used on 1873 printed enquiry form for a missing registered letter originally mailed at Mauriac, tied by scarce '3097' gros chiffres Reffroy. Reverse
of the form with Reffroy cds (March 11), Avricourt a Paris cds and Mauriac cds amongst others. Slightest aging on two adhesives but a rare make-up of the 20 centimes single rate (Image 1)
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| 1191 |
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 1869: 5 fr. grey, four single examples from the second printing, used on 1873 registered and insured cover to St. Antonin, Tarn et Garonne with 1870 Siège 40 c. orange and 1871/72 Cérès 80 c. carmine all tied by Paris Star "3"
obliterators in black. Insured for a value of 10'000 francs in manuscript at top "valeur dix mille francs" with registered rate box in red (May 8) and reverse with five red wax seals alongside "Perigeaux a Toulouse" TPO (May 9) and St. Antonin
arrival of the same day. One or two minor imperfections, with 80 c. with small corner crease and one 5 fr. with blunted perfs. at base, largely of no significance with such a magniificent and rare franking. Cert. Hunziker (1963) (Image 1)
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 Ballon Monté #3 1870: Laureated 30 c. brown used on entire letter to London, unusually not endorsed, tied by Paris Star 22 with Rue Taitbout cds adjacent (Sept 28, 5th levée) with framed "PD" in red, carried on the Ballon
"États-Unis" with London (20 Oct 1870) cds on reverse. Fresh and fine entire Yvert = € 775 (Image 1)
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 Ballon Monté #6 1870: Laureated 20 c. blue used on entire letter to Montpellier endorsed "Par Ballon Monté", tied by Paris Star 5 with Rue de Bondy cds adjacent (Oct 1, 5th levée), carried on an unidentified Ballon (probably
the Armand Barbès) with Montpellier arrival cds (Oct 17) on reverse. Fresh and fine entire Yvert = € 375. Note: Many letters dated end of September or early October cannot be attributed - this entire could have been carried on nearly any of the
Ballons from 6 through to 14 (Image 1)
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 Ballon Monté #8 1870: Laureated 10 c. bistre, a used example on postcard from Paris tied by '432' gros chiffres of Belleville initially addressed the small commune of Ballam via Tours, carried probably on the Ballon "Le non
dénommé No. 2" with Paris Belleville cds (Oct 5, 4th levée) and by Ballam despatch cds (Oct 21). Reverse with Tours cds (?) and 'Calais a Paris' cds; readdressed from Ballam to Strasbourg in the Prussian Occupied Zone and reverse handstamped in
gothic German script, possibly an Inspector's marking, in black and taxed with "30" centimes handstamp in blue. Rare (Image 1)
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 Ballon Monté #10 1870: Laureated 10 c. bistre and 20 c. blue used on postcard endorsed "Par Ballon Monté" to London, tied by Paris Star 7 with Rue des Vielles Haudriettes cds alongside (Oct 6, 6th levée), with red 'PD' below.
Probably carried on the Ballon "Louis Blanc" with London arrival cds (Oct 18) in black on reverse. Slight trim at right but a fresh and fine card. Signed Goebel (Image 1)
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 Ballon Monté #15 1870: Laureated 10 c. bistre, a used example tied solely by Paris Star on postcard from Paris (Oct 1) originally addressed to Granville, probably carried on the Ballon "Le Victor Hugo" with reverse showing
"Granville a Paris" cds (Oct 21), Surgères cds (Oct 23) and notation "reçu le 24 Octob 70" in manuscript. Ballon postcards are scarce (Image 1)
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 Ballon Monte #17 1870: Laureated 20 c. blue used on cover endorsed "Par Ballon Monté" from Paris to Margaux, Gironde addressed to Madame Gustave Zedé; tied by '347' gros chiffres with "Paris / Les Batognolles" cds adjacent
(Oct 19 / 1 levée) and carried on Ballon "Le Garibaldi", reverse with Les Landes cds (Nov 1). Gustave Zedé "The lack of news is our only privation", together with a cutting from the "Times" of London newspaper dated Jan 21, 1871 ststing that Zedé and
Mr. Dupuy de Lome were well. The two gentlemen were working on dirigibles for the French Government at this date. Note Gustave Zedé later designed the first French Submarine, a small photo-card of same is enclosed with the lot (Image 1)
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| 1202 |
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 Ballon Monté # 21 1870 (Oct 27): Complete printed "Gazette Des Absents" (#2) used from beseiged Paris to Avenches, Vaud, Switzerland franked by 1863 laureated 30 c. brown tied by Paris Star '1' with Place de la Bourse cds
alongside. Carried on "Le Colonel Charras" leaving Paris on Oct 29th., with reverse showing 'Geneve - Culoz' cds (Nov 2), Geneva cds of the same day and Avenches arrival cds. Small closed opening tear at top but scarce (Image 1)
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 Ballon Monté #22 1870: Laureated 30 c. brown used on entire letter to London endorsed "par Ballom Monté", tied by Paris Star 22 with Rue Taitbout cds at left (Nov 1, 5th levée), with framed "PD" in red, carried on Ballon "Le
Fulton" and reverse with London arrival cds (Nov 4) displaying well on flap. A fine entire with the first paragraph of text giving news of the fall of Metz. Fine and scarce Yvert = € 350+ (Image 1)
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 Ballon Monté #41 1870: Laureated 40 c. orange, straight edge, used on cover to London endorsed "Par Balon Monté" (sic) tied by Paris Star 11 with Rue St. Honor´cds (Dec 7) at left with framed "PD" in red. Carried on Ballon "Le
Général Renault" with "London / Paid" arrival (Dec 13) in red at left. Small closed opening tear at top and wwrinkles on flap but attractive Yvert = € 550 (Image 1)
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 Ballon Monte #42 1870: Laureated 20 c. blue used on entire letter to Vannes endorsed "par Ballon Monté" at left, tied by Paris Star with Bureau Central despatch cds at left (Dec 12, 4th levée); carried on Ballon "La Ville de
Paris", no arrival markings as the Ballon was captured upon landing at Sinn, near Nassau. A fine entire headed "Armée sous Paris", written by an Algerian who was feeling the cold Yvert = € 650 (Image 1)
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 Ballon Monté #55 1871: Laureated 30 c. brown, a used example tied by Paris Star on 1871 entire letter from Paris to London endorsed "par Ballon Monté", probably carried on the Ballon "Le Duquesne" with Paris despatch cds (Jan
8, 3 levée) and red framed "PD" with "London / Paid" arrival on obverse (11 Jan 1871) in red. Charming and very fine entire Yvert = € 450. Note: The contents are a sales ledger for various South American firms..."we will pay after the War" (Image 1)
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 Ballon Monté #51 1870: Laureated 30 c. brown used on entire letter to London endorsed "Par Ballon Monté", tied by Paris Star 7 with Rue des Vieilles Haudriettes cds adjacent (Dec 28, 6th levée) with framed "PD" in red, carried
on the Ballon "Le Bayard" which landed in St. Julien in the Vendee; with London (3 Jan 1871) cds on reverse. Fresh and fine entire Yvert = € 500 (Image
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| 1210 |
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 Ballon Monte #55 1871: Entire letter from Paris to Regent's Park, London endorsed "Par Ballon Monté", franked by laureated 10 c, brown and Siège 20 c. blue tied by '3737' gros chiffres with "Paris / Bd. Malesherbes" cds at
left (Jan 4 / 6th levée), carried on the Ballon "Le Duquesne", with "London / Paid" arrival cds in red (Jan 13) at left. The writers states "we are all well and we wish for one thing only, which is to receive good news of you...", on the letter is
pasted a cutting from the "Times" of London newspaper, dated the same day (Jan 13) as a souvenir. Fine and scarce Yvert = € 450 (Image 1)
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 Boules des Moulins 1871: Entire letter from Pontoise (Jan 10) to Paris endorsed "por Moulins allier", franked by laureated 1862/67 20 c. blue and 80 c. carmine tied by gros chiffres '979' in black of Chaumont en Vexin. Reverse
with large part TPO transit "Paris" (Jan 18) and Paris arrival cds (Feb 12) and thus entered Paris in the "Sac du Riz" (Sack of Rice). Rare and fine entire. Signed Jamet Yvert = € 4'000. Provenance: Collection John Levett RDP. Note: Following the end
of the Siege, a fair number of 'Boules' remained at Moulins sur Allier that had yet to be despatched via the Seine. They were dispatch clandestinely during the month of February 1871. The earliest known is dated on arrival on 2 Feb 1871; The second
batch was smuggled into Paris in a sack of rice and bear the arrival date of 12 or 13 February (Image 1)
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 Franco-Prussian War 1870: "Entrée Tentative" entire letter to Paris franked laureated 20 c. blue tied by gros chiffres '4033' with "Trouville sur Mer" despatch cds (Oct 21). At this date the population outside Paris believed,
due to the success of the Ballon Monté mails out of Paris, that letters going in by this means would be similarly succesful - attempts were made but the inability to steer the ballons made the idea impractible. Letters were still, however sent, and
this example states that the writer had, the day before received 22 letters from his mother (the addressee) from Paris (Image 1)
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