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Worldwide Stamps and Postal History continued...

France – Ballons Montes
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
3662 c ImageFRANCE, Ballon Monte, Earliest Known Possible Cancellation Date. France No. 33 horizontal pair tied on cover (with letter enclosure) by star cancellation with "Paris 5e. 18 Sept. 70/R. St. Lazare" double-circle datestamp addressed to Turin, Italy, red boxed "PD" handstamp, Turin arrival backstamp of Oct. 25, Very Fine and scarce destination, this cover just missed the final departure from Paris (4e.) earlier in the day before encirclement by the Prussian army making this the earliest known possible cancellation date for a balloon flight, this should have been flown on the Neptune but due to the overload of mail, only the lightest pieces made the flight, judging by the arrival datestamp, this made it on a later balloon flight but it is impossible to determine the specific flight (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

CLOSED
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3663 c ImageFRANCE, Ballon Monte Celeste, Sept. 30, 1870 (BM4). France No. 34 tied on folded letter by "4" in Star handstamp and "Paris 2? Sept. 70/B. L'Enghien" double-circle datestamp addressed to London, England, red boxed "PD" handstamp, Isleworth arrival backstamp of Oct. 19, Fine, there is a possibility this could have been on the Etats-Unis balloon, letter written in English with fascinating content giving a first-hand account of conditions in Paris during the Siege and mentioning the balloon post, cruelty of war, and other subjects (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
3664 c ImageFRANCE, Ballon Monte Jules-Favre #1, Oct. 16, 1870 (BM13). France Nos. 32 and 33 tied on petite folded letter by "4" in Star handstamp, "Paris 15 Oct. 70/B. L'Enghien" double-circle datestamp alongside and addressed to Brussels, Belgium, red boxed "PD" handstamp, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
3665 c ImageFRANCE, Ballon Monte Garibaldi, Oct. 22, 1870 (BM17). France No. 33 tied on folded letter by bold red "Paris 19 Oct. 70/(SC)" double-circle datestamp addressed to Pau, arrival backstamp, Very Fine and attractive (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $325.00
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3666 c ImageFRANCE, Ballon Monte Archimede, Nov. 21, 1870 (BM31). France No. 34 tied on cover by two strikes of "31" in Star handstamp, "Paris 19 Nov. 70/Corps Legislatif" double-circle datestamp and addressed to Cowes, Isle of Wight, red boxed "PD" handstamp, Cowes Nov. 24 arrival datestamp on reverse, slightly rough opening at top not effecting adhesive, still Fine, a rare destination (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
3667 c ImageFRANCE, Ballon Monte Ville d'Orleans, Nov. 24, 1870 (BM33). France No. 33 tied on folded letter by star handstamp, "Paris 22 Nov. 70/(CO)" double-circle datestamp and addressed to Dieppe where it was then forwarded to London, light manuscript "voir au dos" with London address on reverse, red boxed "Affranchissement Insuffisant" and "More to Pay" in circle, Dieppe and London arrival backstamps, Very Fine, an incredible usage on an already turbulent balloon voyage, the balloon went drastically off course and had to jettison some of its mail bags in Norway to avoid crashing into the North Sea but the balloon drifted away and was found a few days later, a more complete history on the balloon flight can be found at http://www.scc-online.org/ph05may.pdf (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $275.00
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3668 c ImageFRANCE, Ballon Monte Ville d'Orleans, Nov. 24, 1870 (BM33). Folded letter without stamp as many are known to have floated off, with "Paris 24 Nov. 70/R. D'Amsterdam" double-circle datestamp and addressed to Trouville-sur-Mer, arrival backstamp, Fine, another example of this fascinating balloon voyage (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $400.00
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3669 c ImageFRANCE, Ballon Monte General Renault, Dec. 11, 1870 (BM41). France No. 57 tied on folded Correspondance Havas (French Edition) of Dec. 8 by Star handstamp, "Paris 8 Dec. 70/(SO)" double-circle datestamp and addressed to Beaune, arrival backstamp, due to the nature of this fragile tissue paper there are some hinge repaired tears within, still Fine and rare (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
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3670 c ImageFRANCE, Ballon Monte Lavoisier, Dec. 22, 1870 (BM47). France No. 34 tied on folded Gazette des Absents No. 17 with letter by "1" in Star handstamp, "Paris 19 Dec. 70/Pl. de la Bourse" double-circle datestamp and addressed to Switzerland, red boxed "PD" handstamp, Geneva transit and town arrival backstamps, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $180.00
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3671 c ImageFRANCE, Ballon Monte Duquesne, Jan. 9, 1871 (BM55). France No. 34 tied on folded letter by "6" in Star handstamp and "Paris 6 Jan. 71" double-circle datestamp, addressed to Halstead, England, red boxed "PD" handstamp, Earls Colne transit and Halstead arrival backstamps, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $225.00
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3672 c ImageFRANCE, Ballon Monte General Cambronne, Jan. 28, 1871 (BM67). France No. 57 tied on folded Gazette des Absents No. 31 with letter by Star handstamp and "Paris 26 Jan. 71/R. St. Lazare" double-circle datestamp, addressed to Bordeaux, arrival backstamp of Jan. 29, Fine, judging by the date, this should have flown on the famous Richard Wallace which left Jan. 27 but was lost at sea in the Bay of Arcachon, although doesn't appear it did based on the arrival of Jan. 29 on reverse which predates other known covers from that ill-fated flight with arrival markings by a couple weeks (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

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