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Lot# 229 - Auction 222-226

  • Lot# : 229 France

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    Ballon Monté No. 16 1870 (Oct 17): Entire letter to a Captain in the 4th Battalion of Chasseurs, near Chambéry, endorsed 'par Ballon Monté', franked by 1863/67 20 c. blue, tied by Paris Star 20 with 'Paris' datestamp (Oct 17, 1st levée) alongside in black. Flown from beseiged Paris on the Ballon "Le Lafayette" with Chambéry arrival cds (Oct 23) on reverse of a fine small entire Maury = € 500.rn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF