Lot 302
Fifty-ninth Balloon of the Siege: 1871...




Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5930
Auction: 29 March 2022 at 01:00 BST
£95
Description
Fifty-ninth Balloon of the Siege: 1871 printed Ballon Monte lettersheet, franked by Napoleon III 20c Empire, tied by red official cds for 12 Jan, carried by the Balloon, 'General Faidherbe' which departed Paris on 13 Jan, cover re-addressed three times and finally addressed to Poste Restante in Quimper, backstamped with Rennes mark for 11 Feb and Quimper cds for 14 Feb, archival folds, still an attractive piece. Roger Calves expertising certificate (2002)




