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  • Lot# : 7030 Ballon Monté

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (1 Oct): Napolèon laureated 10 c. bistre as well as single example and pair of 20 c. blue, each tied by "32" étoile in black. Matching "PARIS R. St. DOMque-St.-Gn" datestamp struck in black on entire letter to New York as well as framed PD, faint London transit, "NEW YORK British Packet" arrival cds, and "2 cents" handstamp, all in red alongside, reverse with two French ambulants. The entire was carried on the balloon No. 6 "L'Armand Barbès", an attractive small neat item to an unusual destination. Cert. Scheller (2020) Yvert = € 385 + 4'000 / Maury = € 375 + 7'500. rnNote: Correct 70 centimes rate to the USA via the United Kingdom. Interesting text: The writer, apparently an American volunteer with the French army, invites his lady friend to visit him, be it among ruins or in a freed city.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 7031 Ballon Monté

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    Ballon monté 1870 (19 Oct): Napolèon laureated 30 c. brown, two single examples tied by "12" étoile in black, matching "PARIS Bt BEAUMARCHAIS" datestamp in black and framed PD in red alongside on formular entire letter to Ås in Sweden. The entire was carried on the balloon No. 17 "Le Garibaldi", an attractive small neat item to a very unusual destination. Signed Brun; cert. Scheller (2020) Yvert = € 800 + 7'000 / Maury = € 450 + 15'000. rnNote: Correct 60 centimes rate to Sweden via Denmark.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 7032 Ballon Monté

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (12 Dec): 20c blue and 40c orange, tied to folded lettersheet "le Soir" by "18" star cancel "Paris / R- D`Amsterdam" (9 Dec) c.d.s. alongside, paying the correct 60c rate to Trieste, Austria, carried on "Le Général Renault", reverse with Vienna (22 Dec) and Trieste (26 Dec) backstamps, a few small faults to lettersheets and adhesive as commonly seen, yet a scarce destination. Cert. Scheller (2020) Yvert = € 5'500+ 3'500
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 7033 Ballon Monté

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    Ballon monté 1870 (19 Dec): 10c bistre and 40c orange, tied to cover front by "11" star cancel, "Paris / R- St. Honoré" (19 Dec) c.d.s. alongside, paying the correct 50c rate to St. Denis, Ile de la Réunion, likely carried on "Le Lavoisier", creases, small edge tears, yet a remarkable item to a rare destination. Cert. Scheller (2020) Yvert = € 450+ 35'000
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 7034 Ballon Monté

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    Ballon Monté 1871 (6 Jan): 30c. brown, tied to folded cover by red Paris c.d.s. (6 Jan), endorsed "par ballon monté" and carried on "Le Duquesne" to Ostende, Belgium, with "France / Par Tournay" (11Jan) and Ostende (11 Jan) c.d.s. backstamps, light wear typical of such mail, attractive. Cert. Scheller (2020).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 7035 Ballon Monté

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    Boule de Moulins / Sacs de Riz, 1871 (14 Jan.): Entire small letter from La Ferté-Vidame, Dept. Eure-et-Loir to Paris, endorsed "par Moulins" with Paris arrival mark (12 Feb.), re-directed to St. Brieuc with arrival mark (20 Feb.). Fine and very scarce, this item was not given to a boule but was transported overland after the end of the Siège as so called 'Sacs de Riz' cover to Paris, interestingly it was franked only with the regular inland rate. Cert. Behr (1997) Yv. = € 3'000 / Maury = € 3'150.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 7036 Ballon Monté

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    1870/71: Ballon Monte collection, with flown items (10) and a few collateral items, noting October,1870 cover likely carried on the "Louis Blanc" or "Washington", others carried on the "Garibaldi", "Victor Hugo" and "Jean-Bart I", November 1870 news-sheet "Lettre-Journal de Paris Gazette des Absents" likely flown on "La Gironde", cover carried on "l`Archimede", December 1870 folded letter carried on "Le General Renault," etc, usual mixed condition for such mail, but a useful group for expansion.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF
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