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Auction: 13011 - The Collector's Series sale
Lot: 3065

France
Ballon Monte: 1870-71 collection of twenty flown covers housed in a maroon album, including "Etats Unis" small cover franked 10c. pair with "18" Star cancellations; "Jules Favre 1" (or Jean Bart 2) envelope to Brussels franked 10c. with red Paris c.d.s.; "La Fayette" printed cover franked 30c. to Switzerland; "Le Garibaldi" cover to Tours with Les Batignolles cancellation; "La Gironde" cover to Frankfurt franked 40c; "Le Daguerre" cover to Florence franked 40c.; "General Ulrich" tiny cover to Laon franked 20c. with red Paris c.d.s.; "Archimede" Depeche Ballon franked 20c. to Beaumont de Lomagne, La Ballon Post number 5 from the same flight franked 20c. to Lavaur; "Le Ville de Orleans" Gazette des Absents number 9 franked 20c. addressed to Boulogne sur Mer, Gazette des Absents number 10 from the mail found at Tanet; "Bayard" Gazette des Absents number 20, with supplement, franked 20c.; "Le Newton" franked 40c. and addressed to St. Hellier; "Le Duquesne" Gazette des Absents number 23 franked 20c. to Aurillac; "Gambetta" Gazette des Absents number 24, franked 30c. addressed to Geneva; "Vaucanson" Gazette des Absents number 26, franked 20c. to Le Havre; "Le General Daumesnil" Gazette des Absents number 29 franked 10c., 20c. addressed to London; etc., chiefly fine to very fine and a most attractive group. Photo

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£6,500