By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
lot # 13 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1870 (Oct 18), Victor Hugo (Scott BM15), formular Ballon Monté letter sheet to Montrichard franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by Oct 17 "Paris/ R. Cardinal-Lemoine" c.d.s., backstamped Montrichard, Oct 22; content is an articulate 3-page letter from a soldier defending the city (see website), Very Fine. It was unusual for this post office to use their datestamp as a cancelling device.
Maury 15; €450 ($480).
Scott $325.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Scott BM15 Scott $325
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