David Feldman Great Britain, British Empire & Ireland June 7, 2019

545 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Hib. N° Estimate ( £ ) Ireland – June 7, 2019 Airmails 51059 F 1870-71, Collection of BALLON MONTÉS to Ireland, starting with “Édition-Ballon” map of Paris and surrounds showing the railway tracks on thin flimsy paper, two 1870 (Sep 30) covers sent by “Celeste”, two 1870 (Oct 7) covers sent by “Armand-Barbès”, two 1870 (Oct 12) covers sent by “Washington” or Louis Blanc” with H&K PACT transit bs, 1870 (Oct14) cover sent by “Godefroy Cavaignac” (cert. Robineau 2000), 1870 (Oct 27) cover sent by “Vauban”, 1870 (Dec 9) cover sent by “Général Renault” (cert. J-F Brun 1997), 1870 (Nov 6) cover sent by “Ville de Châteaudun” (from Commandant Corbet in the National Guard), 1870 (Nov 8) cover sent by “Gironde”, 1870 (Nov 18) cover sent by “Général Uhrich”, two 1870 (Nov 21) covers sent by “Achimède” (one cert. Robineau 2000, one with missing stamp), three letters from the Corbet correspondence (probably enclosed in other wrappers), 1870 (Dec 5) Gazette des Absents dated Dec 3 sent by “Franklin” (cert. Robineau 2000), 1870 (Dec 15) “Dépèche- Ballon” no.12 of Dec 6th sent by “Ville de Paris”, 1870 (Dec 15) “Dépèche-Ballon” no.13 of Dec 9th sent by “Ville de Paris”, 1870 (Dec 22) cover sent by “Lavoisier”, 1871 (Jan 4) “Gazette des Absents” no.21 of Dec 31st sent by “Newton” (cert. Soluphil), then a cover sent on the last day of the Siege and sent by normal mail, and an Irish newspaper “The Nation” with detailed reports about the Siege. A fantastic specialised collection of Ballon Montés to Ireland, showing 19 examples of only around 50 covers known sent there. 25 - 50’000