Lot 300
Fifty-sixth Balloon of the Siege: 1871...

Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5930
Auction: 29 March 2022 at 01:00 BST
£240
Description
Fifty-sixth Balloon of the Siege: 1871 entire letter to Madam Gadala, Arcachon, Bordeaux, franked by Napoleon III 20c Empire tied by neat red official cds for 9 Jan carried by the Balloon 'Gambetta' which departed Paris on the 10th Jan, backstamped with Arcachon and Bordeaux arrival marks for 15 Jan, fine and attractive, offered with a English translation of the original contents.
xxx italics please: Gadala writes to his wife of the Prussian atrocities committed during the war, 'The Prussians only recognise strength and they have found it easy to kill old people, women and children... We cannot believe we are dealing with civilised people." xxx

