Lot 266
Ninth/Tenth Balloon of the Siege: 1870...

Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5930
Auction: 29 March 2022 at 01:00 BST
Estimate: £150 - £180
Description
Ninth/Tenth Balloon of the Siege: 1870 miniature entire letter to Bernay, with boxed P.P. paid mark and Paris Auteuil cds for 10 Oct, carried on either the Washington or Louis Blac Balloons which departed on 12th Oct at 8am and 9am respectfully, backstamped with Eure and Bernay arrival marks for 18 Oct, a fine and unusual item, certainly the one of the smallest piece of mail carried during the siege, offered with English translation of contents.

