Lot 272
BALLON MONTE: 1870 (28 Dec) printed "PAR...
Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5917
Auction: 29 July 2020 at 01:00 BST
£216
Description
BALLON MONTE: 1870 (28 Dec) printed "PAR BALLON MONTE' lettersheet with enclosure carried on "Bayard" balloon flight to London franked with 1863-70 Napoleon Laureated type 30c tied by light Paris star cancellation, London paid arrival (3.1.71) below including printed double sided "LETTRE-JOURNAL/DE PARIS/Gazette des Absents" journal (No 20, Mercredi 28 December 1870) with transcript; both have faults and entire partly stuck down from previous mounting. Good
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