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  • Lot# : 298 France

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (Dec 5): Siège 20 c. blue and 40 c. orange used on cover from beseiged Paris to Trieste, Austria tied by Paris Star-1 obliterators with 'Paris-Place de la Bourse' cds at left (Dec 5) with framed 'PD' adjacent in red. Probably flown on the Ballon 'Denis Papin' with reverse showing transit datestamps of Vienna (Dec 14) and Triest (Dec 15). Minor file fold just crosses the 40 centime but an exceptional and rare cover to a seldom seen destination for Ballon mail. Cert. Von der Weid (1998) Yvert = € 3'400.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Mont-Blanc', Corinphila sale 104 (Sept 1998), lot 7784.rn 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF