Ballon Monté
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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1 |
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BM1 |
1870 (Sep 23), Neptune (Scott BM1), folded letter to Antwerp, Belgium franked with 30c Napoleon Laureate tied by "2" in star with "Paris/ Pl. St. Lazare" c.d.s.,
Sep 22, and red "PD", backstamped Antwerp Oct 19 (inverted day), Fine to Very Fine. Maury 1; €15,000 ($15,990). Scott $10,500. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
A rare and desirable cover carried
on the first balloon to leave Paris after the establishment of the siege. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
2 |
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BM3 |
1870 (Sep 29), Les Etats-Unis (Scott BM3), folded letter to Trouville franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by "1" in star with "Paris/ Pl. de la Bourse" c.d.s. Sep
27, Very Fine. Maury 3; €775 ($830). Scott $550. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
3 |
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BM6 |
1870 (Oct 7), Armand Barbès (Scott BM6), Correspondence Havas, Sep 30 (French edition) to Bruges, Belgium, franked with 10c & 20c Napoleon Laureates tied by
mute stars with blurred Sep 30 "Paris/ (60)" c.d.s. and boxed "PD", backstamped Bruges, Oct 13, Very Fine. Yvert 6. Maury €1,375 ($1,470). Scott $275 ++. Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
4 |
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BM6 |
1870 (Oct 7), Armand Barbès (Scott BM6), Correspondence Havas, Oct 1 (French edition) to Grenoble, franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by mute star and by Oct 1
"Paris/ (60)" c.d.s, backstamped Valence-s-Rhône & Grenoble, both Oct 17, Fine to Very Fine. Yvert 6. Maury €1,375 ($1,470). Scott $275 ++. Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
5 |
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BM9 or BM10 |
1870 (Oct 12), Washington or Louis Blanc (Scott BM9 or BM10), folded letter to Pau franked with two 10c Napoleon Laureates tied by "25"in star with Oct
11 "Paris/ R. Serpente" c.d.s., backstamped Bordeaux transit and Pau c.d.s.s, both Oct 15, Very Fine. A most uncommon franking. Yvert 9 or 10; €575+ ($610). Scott $425+. Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
6 |
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BM9 or BM10 |
1870 (Oct 12), Washington or Louis Blanc (Scott BM9 or BM10), pair of plain postcards franked with 10c Napoleon Laureates; one to Paix-Verron, marked manuscript
"par ballon libre" [by free balloon], stamp tied by clear "27" in star with Oct 8 "Paris/ Gros-Caillou" c.d.s; the other to Chalon-s-Saone, not marked for balloon, stamp tied by illegible "15" in star
with Oct 10 "R. Bonaparte" c.d.s., backstamped Chalon-s-Saone, Oct 12, Fine to Very Fine. Yvert 9 or 10; €800 ($850). Scott $550. Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
7 |
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BM9 or BM10 |
1870 (Oct 12), Washington or Louis Blanc (Scott BM9 or BM10), folded letter to Montreux, Switzerland franked with 30c Napoleon Laureate tied by "Paris/ R. du
Cherche-Midi" c.d.s., Oct 9, with red boxed "PD", backstamped Montreux, Oct 16, Very Fine. It was unusual for this post office to use their datestamp as a cancelling device. Yvert 9 or 10; €575 ($610).
Scott $425. Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
8 |
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BM9 or BM10 |
1870 (Oct 14), Washington or Louis Blanc (Scott BM9 or BM10), folded letter to Montereau franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by clear "9" in star with Oct 7
"Paris/ R. Montaigne" c.d.s., backstamped Montereau, Oct 17, Fine to Very Fine. Maury 9 or 10; €400 ($430). Scott $275. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
9 |
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BM11 or BM12 |
1870 (Oct 14), Godefroy Cavaignac or Jean Bart No. 1 (Scott BM11 or BM12), folded letter to Gex franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by "4" in star with Oct 12
"Paris/ Rue d'Enghien" c.d.s., backstamped Gex, Oct 16, Very Fine. Maury 11 or 12. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
10 |
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BM11 or BM12 |
1870 (Oct 14), Godefroy Cavaignac or Jean Bart No. 1 (Scott BM11 or BM12), folded letter to Olette franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by "12" in star with Oct 13
"Paris/ Bt. Beaumarchais" c.d.s., redirected to Amelie-les-Baines, backstamped Carcassonne (Oct 17), Perpignan (Oct 18), Olette (Oct 19) and Amelie-les-Baines (Oct 20), Very Fine. Most unusual with
five readable postmarks. Maury 11 or 12. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)
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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction |
11 |
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BM11 or BM12 |
1870 (Oct 14), Godefroy Cavaignac or Jean Bart No. 1 (Scott BM11 or BM12), folded letter to La Bernerie franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by "28" in star with
"Paris/ R. Cardinal-Lemoine", c.d.s., Sep 28, backstamped Nantes, Oct 16, Very Fine. The postmark indicates that the letter should have flown Les Etats-Unis on Sep 29, but was delayed, for some reason, until Oct 14. The rue du
Cardinal-Lemoine postmark is most unusual for this flight. Maury 11 or 12. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
12 |
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BM13 |
1870 (Oct 16), Jules Favre No. 1 (Scott BM13), formular Ballon Monté letter sheet to Toulon-sur-Mer franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by light "35" in star with Oct 15
"Paris/ Ministere des Finance" c.d.s., backstamped Toulon-s-Mer, Oct 21, Very Fine. Maury 13; €350 ($370). Scott $250. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
13 |
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BM15 |
1870 (Oct 18), Victor Hugo (Scott BM15), formular Ballon Monté letter sheet to Montrichard franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by Oct 17 "Paris/ R. Cardinal-Lemoine"
c.d.s., backstamped Montrichard, Oct 22; content is an articulate 3-page letter from a soldier defending the city (see website), Very Fine. It was unusual for this post office to use their datestamp as a cancelling device.
Maury 15; €450 ($480). Scott $325. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
14 |
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BM15 |
1870 (Oct 18), Victor Hugo (Scott BM15), folded letter to Angers franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by "20" in star with Oct 16 "Paris/ R.St-Domque-St-Gn, 56" c.d.s.,
backstamped Angers, Oct 22, Very Fine. Maury 15; €450 ($480). Scott $325. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
15 |
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BM16 |
1870 (Oct 19), Lafayette (Scott BM16), tiny blue-bordered envelope to Givet endorsed "Armée de Paris" and sent unfranked with "Paris/ Maison Blanche" c.d.s., Oct 19,
and boxed "P.P."; includes original letter (two sides of a tiny sheet of paper) dated Oct 18, from a Sergeant stationed at the fort at Moulin Saguet to his mother, two backstamps, Nov 2 & 6; a bit soiled, Fine and rare soldier's
letter from Paris during the Siege. Maury 16. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)
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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
16 |
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BM16 |
1870 (Oct 19), Lafayette (Scott BM16), folded letter to Brest franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by mute star with Oct 18 "Paris/ (60)" c.d.s., backstamped Brest, Oct
23, Fine to Very Fine. Maury 16; €500 ($530). Scott $350. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
17 |
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BM17 |
1870 (Oct 22), Garibaldi (Scott BM17), folded letter to Cour-Cheverny franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by large numeral "892" with Oct 19 "Paris/ La Chapelle-St Denis"
c.d.s., redirected to Le Puy-en-Velay, backstamped Cour-Cheverny (Nov 3 & 4) and Le Puy-en-Velay (Nov 5), Fine to Very Fine. Maury 17; €670 ($710). Scott $325. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
18 |
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BM17 |
1870 (Oct 22), Garibaldi (Scott BM17), folded letter to Dieppe franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by two strikes large numeral "2793" with Oct 21"Paris/
Passy-les-Paris" c.d.s., backstamped Dieppe, Nov 1, Very Fine. Maury 17; €585 ($620). Scott $325. Estimate $150 - 200.
(Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
19 |
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BM19 |
1870 (Oct 27), Vauban (Scott BM19), folded letter to Chateauroux franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by mute star with Oct 25 "Paris/ (60)" c.d.s., backstamped
Chateauroux, Nov 4, Very Fine. Maury 19; €450 ($480). Scott $325. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
20 |
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BM19 |
1870 (Oct 27), Vauban (Scott BM19), folded letter to Montmirail-Sarthe franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by large numeral "347" with Oct 24 "Paris/ les Batignolles"
c.d.s., backstamped Montmirail-Sarthe, Nov 6, Very Fine. Maury 19; €585 ($620). Scott $325. Estimate $150 - 200.
(Image)
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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |