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Lot# 6170 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 6170 France

    Ballons montés and related material 1870/71: Selection twelve entires incl. no. 13 'Jules Favre' postcard, no. 22 'Fulton', no. 27 'Gironde' from Paris-Passy, no. 31 'Archimède' with Paris SC cds in red, no. 38 'Franklin', no. 42 'Ville de Paris' Gazette des Absents with handwritten note in German "Aus einem bei Dugny aufgefangenem Luftballon", no. 45 'Davy' with Paris SC in red, no. 50 'Tourville' entire to Switzerland, no. 54 'Newton' type Orlandi, no. 57 'Kepler', no. 65 ' Torricelli' with the adhesive tied by Cardinal Lemoine cds, and 1872 cover despatched by Francis Iourde from Fort Boyard. A most interesting group.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF