Lot 280
Twenty-seventh Balloon of the Siege: 1870...
Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5930
Auction: 29 March 2022 at 01:00 BST
£270
Description
Twenty-seventh Balloon of the Siege: 1870 entire letter to Grand Camp, Calvados, franked by Napoleon III 20c Empire, well tied by Star mark with Paris R. St Antoine cds for 6 Nov, with additional Republique Francis Poudres et Salpetres cachet in blue (Munition Office), carried by the Balloon 'Gironde' which departed Paris 8 Nov, backstamped by Grand Camp arrival mark for 9 Nov, very attractive and scarce with cachet, Roumet Certificate (2005)
xxxx italics please: During the flight the Balloonists savoured a bottle of fine wine thus resulting in the creation of 'First class Air travel'; once the bottle was finished a message was placed inside and strategically dropped over the heads of the unsuspecting Prussian soldiers.xxxxx
