Lot 10236 – SEULE ENVELOPPE DE RÉEXPÉDITION CONNUE POUR UNE LE

UNIQUE BALLON MONTÉ 1870 Ballon Monté (Le Jacquard flight) Envelope from Paris during the Franco-Prussian war to Dover, however “Le Jacquard” was lost at sea and this is the only known envelope recovered from that flight, with manuscript notation on the reverse: “Picked up at Sea off the Lizard (Point) and forwarded…any reward will be thankfully received by…”, franked with a 1858-79 1d red pl.123 tied by “5” numeral, with Helston and Dover bs, minor faults as to be expected, a great rarity Note: During the Franco-Prussian war, the Ballon Montés were an attempt by the citizens of the besieged city of Paris to send mail over the enemy lines to areas of unoccupied France, where they could then be entered in to the postal system