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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC Sale - 707

Ligher-Than-Air Flights

Ballon Monté
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1 BM1 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2 BM3 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
3 BM6 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
4 BM6 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
5 BM9 or BM10 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
6 BM9 or BM10 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
7 BM9 or BM10 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
8 BM9 or BM10 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
9 BM11 or BM12 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
10 BM11 or BM12 image1870 (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)

image

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
11 BM11 or BM12 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
12 BM13 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
13 BM15 image1870 (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 BM15 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
15 BM16 image1870 (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)

image

Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
16 BM16 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
17 BM17 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
18 BM17 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
19 BM19 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
20 BM19 image1870 (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)
Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

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