By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
lot # 6 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1870 (Oct 12), Washington or Louis Blanc (Scott BM9 or BM10), pair of plain postcards franked with 10c Napoleon Laureates; one to Paix-Verron, marked manuscript "par ballon libre" [by free balloon], stamp tied by clear "27" in star with Oct 8 "Paris/ Gros-Caillou" c.d.s; the other to Chalon-s-Saone, not marked for balloon, stamp tied by illegible "15" in star with Oct 10 "R. Bonaparte" c.d.s., backstamped Chalon-s-Saone, Oct 12, Fine to Very Fine.
Yvert 9 or 10; €800 ($850).
Scott $550.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Scott BM9 or BM10 Scott $550
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