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Worldwide Stamps and Postal History continued...

France – Ballons Montes continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
3673 c ImageFRANCE, Incoming Siege of Paris Mail, Boules de Moulins. France 1870 20c Blue (No. 44) horizontal strip of five, tied on folded letter datelined "Decembre 30, 1870" by indistinct double-circle datestamp and addressed to Paris, manuscript "Paris par Moulins (Allier)" directive at bottom, Aurillac transit, strip slightly in on left four stamps, reinforced along bend in letter

VERY FINE. A RARE BOULES DE MOULINS COVER, SENT INTO PARIS DURING THE SEIGE. THIS IS IN BETTER CONDITION THAN NORMALLY SEEN, AS MANY SUFFERED WATER DAMAGE.

During the Siege of Paris it was virtually impossible to get mail into the city. Balloons (Ballons Montes) and Pigeon Post were used for outgoing mail. Boules de Moulins were an attempt to bring mail into Paris, using semi-floating balls of zinc sent down the Seine and carried by the current. The service started Jan. 4, 1871 and was discontinued Jan. 31. None actually reached Paris during the Siege, they were found later, some as recently as 1982. (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
3674 c ImageFRANCE, Incoming Siege of Paris Mail, Boules de Moulins. France 20c Blue (No. 44) horizontal strip of five, tied on folded letter by "Lascelle 12 Jan. 71" double-circle datestamp addressed to Paris, manuscript "Pour Paris par Moulins (Allier)" directive at bottom, Aurillac transit, strip slightly in on at least one side, minor edge faults at top, Very Fine and rarely found in this condition as these often suffer from water damage to some degree, from the same correspondence as the previous lot (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
3675 c ImageFRANCE, Incoming Siege of Paris Mail, Boules de Moulins. Folded letter without stamp as many were known to have floated off, with "Roubaix 30 Dec. 70" double-circle datestamp and addressed to Paris, manuscript "Paris par Moulins (Allier)" directive at bottom, Lille a Paris transit, Fine and rare, with cover in typical condition as many suffered from immersion in water (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
3676 c FRANCE, Ballons Montes Balance. 41 different balloon covers, each neatly mounted on beautiful individual handwritten pages in two albums with descriptions of the cover and the flight, most are domestic uses to France with arrival backstamps but two are to England (one a front), incl. folded letters, covers, Gazette des Absents or Depeche-Ballon, some additional material such as unused stationery lettersheets and post card, used bread permit and two unused Pigeon Post cards, condition is generally Fine-Very Fine, a marvelous opportunity to begin an advanced collection of this fascinating and historical material

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3677 c FRANCE, Ballons Montes Balance. 36 mostly different balloon covers in an album, most domestic usages to France with three to Switzerland, one with stamp removed and another flown on Le Ville de Paris which was subsequently confiscated by the Prussians, also incl. cover dated Sept. 22 in Paris which should have flown on the first balloon Neptune but due to weight went on a later flight (Luc-sur-Mer Oct. 14 backstamp), three unsued Gazette des Absents (Nos. 16, 18, 32) and Depeche-Ballon (No. 5), Fine-Very Fine, fascinating group

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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