1870 (18 Oct) Ballon "Victor Hugo", FL to Montrichard franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by Oct 17 "Paris/ R. Cardinal-Lemoine" cds, backstamped Montrichard, Oct 22; content is an articulate 3-page letter from a soldier defending the city, v.f. It was unusual for this post office to use their datestamp as a cancelling device (Maury €450)
Estimate: $200
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collection
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Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History — Including the George Shalimoff Collection
Welcome to our December 4-5, 2018 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World. With 1,550+ lots, this auction features Properties of various owners including George V. Shalimoff’s award winning collections of Russia, M.C. Gilhausen’s Germany and Colonies, David Mace’s collections of China, Chinese Provinces as well as Foreign Offices. Our December sale is well represented with solid United States, South America, Asia, Great Britain and British Commonwealth and rest of the world. As always, there are 150+ large lots and collections, many offered intact, with individual country collections, worldwide accumulations in cartons, exotic flight covers, topicals, including a substantial collection of Boy Scouts on Stamps, plus many others. Browse the entire sale at www.cherrystoneauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogues are available upon request.
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Lot #4351 - FRANCE 1870-71 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte
1871 (10 Jan) Ballon "Kepler" FL to Dieppe, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by light "35" in star with Jan 10 "Paris/ Ministere des Finances" cds, redirected to Boulogne-Sur-Mer, backstamped Dieppe (illegible date), Paris au Havre transit (Jan 13) and Boulogne-Sur-Mer (Jan 17), fine (Maury €500)
Estimate: $150
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