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Ligher-Than-Air Flights continued...

Ballon Monté continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
61 BM53 image1870 (Dec 31), Armée de la Loire (Scott BM53), folded letter to Roubaix franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by mute star with Dec 29 "Paris/ (60)" c.d.s., backstamped Roubaix, Jan 4, 1871, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 53; €500 ($530).
Scott $350.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
62 BM54 image1871 (Jan 4), Newton (Scott BM54), folded letter to Vannes franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by bold "17" in star with Jan 1 "Paris/ R. du Pont-Neuf" c.d.s., backstamped Vannes, Jan 11, Fine.
Maury 54; €475 ($510).
Scott $325.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
63 BM55 image1871 (Jan 9), Duquesne (Scott BM55), folded letter to Marseille franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by "9" in star with Jan 4 "Paris/ R. Montaigne" c.d.s., backstamped Marseille, Jan 19, Fine.
Maury 55; €450 ($480).
Scott $285.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
64 BM55 image1871 (Jan 9), Duquesne (Scott BM55), Gazette des Absents No. 24 to Foulsham (Norfolk), England, franked with 10c & 20c Napoleon Laureates tied by "4" in star with Jan 8 "Paris/ Rue d'Enghien" c.d.s and boxed "PD", backstamped Thetford (Norfolk), Jan 12; stamps slightly damaged, otherwise Very Fine.
Maury 55; €750 ($800).
Scott $560.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
65 BM56 image1871 (Jan 10), Gambetta (Scott BM56), folded letter to Pau, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by clear "15" in star with Jan 7 "Paris/ R. Bonaparte" c.d.s., backstamped transit & Pau receiver, both Jan 20, Fine.
Maury 56; €500 ($530).
Scott $350.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
66 BM57 image1871 (Jan 11), Kepler (Scott BM57), folded letter to Dieppe, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by light "35" in star with Jan 10 "Paris/ Ministere des Finances" c.d.s., redirected to Boulogne-sur-Mer, backstamped Dieppe (illegible date), Paris au Havre transit (Jan 13) and Boulogne-sur-Mer (Jan 17), Very Fine.
Maury 57; €500 ($530).
Scott $350.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
67 BM63 image1871 (Jan 20), Général Bourbaki (Scott BM63), folded letter to Valence, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by light "1" in star with Jan 19 "Paris/ Pl. de la Bourse" c.d.s., backstamped Valence-s-Rhône, Feb 1. Letter is from a General to a Madame Lafeuillade, informing her that her son is to receive the Legion of Honor, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 63; €500 ($530).
Scott $350.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
68 BM63 image1871 (Jan 20), Général Bourbaki (Scott BM63), Gazette des Absents No. 29 to Janze, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by "3" in star with Jan 19 "Paris/ Pl. de la Madeleine" c.d.s, backstamped Janze, Jan 29; repaired wax seal damage on flap, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 63; €500 ($530).
Scott $350.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
69 BM64 image1871 (Jan 22), Général Daumesnil (Scott BM64), folded letter to Vannes, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by partial large numeral "(26)35" with Jan 20 "Neuilly-s-Siene" c.d.s., backstamped Vannes, Jan 29; stamp with rounded lower left corner, otherwise Very Fine.
Maury 64; €815 ($870).
Scott $325+.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
70 BM64 image1871 (Jan 22), Général Daumesnil (Scott BM64), Gazette des Absents No. 30 to Geneva, Switzerland, franked with 30c Napoleon Laureate tied by "30" in star with Jan 21 "Paris/ Bt. Mazas" c.d.s and boxed "PD", backstamped Geneva, Jan 27; repaired wax seal damage on flap, Fine.
Maury 64; €640+ ($680).
Scott $475+.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
71 BM65 image1871 (Jan 24), Torricelli (Scott BM65), folded letter to Pau, franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by illegible "14" in star with Jan 22 "Paris/ R. de Strasbourg" c.d.s., backstamped Pau, Feb 1, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 65; €600 ($640).
Scott $425.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
72 BM65 image1871 (Jan 24), Torricelli (Scott BM65), small envelope with original letter to Rotours, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by clear "9" in star with Jan 23 "Paris/ Senat" c.d.s., backstamped Caen a Paris transit c.d.s., Jan 28; minor opening tears at top, Fine to Very Fine. Intact envelopes are scarce.
Maury 65; €600 ($640).
Scott $425.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
73 BM67 image1871 (Jan 28), Général Cambronne (Scott BM67), Gazette des Absents No. 32 to Romans, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by "18" in star with Jan 27 "Paris/ R. d'Amsterdam" c.d.s, backstamped Romans, Feb 4; repaired wax seal damage on flap, Fine to Very Fine.
Yvert 67. Maury €2,650 ($2,820).
Scott $1,100+.
Estimate $750 - 1,000

The Général Cambronne was the last balloon to leave Paris prior to the city's surrender on February 28. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
74   image1871, Gazette des Absents No. 33, dated Jan 28, the day the Siege ended, carried by normal means to Marseille, "Ballon Monté" on address leaf crossed out, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by illegible "22" in star with Jan 30 "Paris/ R. Taitout" c.d.s, backstamped Marseilles (date not clear); slight edge wear and wax seal damage, Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
75   image1870-71, Gazette des Absents, group of 14 different, 12 were flown on Ballons Monrtés: Nos. 2, 12 & 14-23; also includes No. 34, which announced the end of the War, mailed as an enclosure in a regular folded letter from Paris to Lascelle, Feb 2-11, and No. 35 (unmailed) announcing post-war details; condition of the flown editions is a bit mixed, the two post-war issues are Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15)

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Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
76   image1870-71, Ballon Monté covers, group of 11, all are normal folded letters; the lot comprises États-Unis, Vaubon, Général Uhrich, Jules Favre, Franklin, Ville de Paris, Parmentier, Bayard, Newton, Duquesne and Général Bourbaki; all have condition problems with some combination of the letter, the stamp or the markings, most not being particularly serious. Also includes a reproduction of an 1873 Membership application for The Aéronautic-Club of Paris. A useful group.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12)

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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
77   imageFranco-Prussian War postal history, small group, nearly all German, comprising 11 German Military Correspondence cards (6 mint), 11 stampless covers with different Military Unit markings, an Alsace-Lorraine cover from Muhlhause to Rodez, France, franked with 20c ultramarine (N6), Sep 5-8, 1871; and an Official Military Telegraph dated Aug 12, 1870, from the Governor of Paris, General Louis Jules Trochu, to Admirals Saisset and de la Roncière regarding supplies of bacon. A very interesting group.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
Other Balloon Flights
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
78   imageAustria, 1915, Siege of Przemysl Ballon Post, two censored Feldpost cards on ordinary paper stock, handstamped "Fliegerpost Przemysl" and "IX/54"; one written in January, the other Feb 15, the first with file folds, the second pristine.
Muller 8c.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
79   imageFrance, 1905, Louis Goddard advertisement, four-page 10x12-inch leaflet advertising Goddard's aeronautical construction company, Very Fine, a rare piece of ephemera from one of the pioneer balloonists.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction
80   imageGreat Britain, 1907 (Oct 14), "Daily Graphic" Balloon Mail, special "Message from Mid-Air" illustrated postcard mailed unfranked from Tösse, Sweden, where the balloon landed, to Cheshire, England; marked "T" for postage due and handstamped "2d/ F.B.A.", Very Fine.
AAMC 5.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction

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