Lot 10248 – LE FRANKLIN pour JERSEY de Paris 03.12.70 pour Le
Lot 10248 – LE FRANKLIN pour JERSEY de Paris 03.12.70 pour Le
France » Guerre de 1870-1871
Price realised
550 EUR
Estimate
500 EUR
Auction date
Thu 2 May 2013 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
LE FRANKLIN pour JERSEY de Paris 03.12.70 pour Le Mans avec 10c + 20c Siège, càd d’arrivée Jersey 13.12.70 au dos, TB, bonne destination INCOMING: 1870 (Dec 3) Ballon Monté (Le Franklin flight) entire from Paris during the Franco-Prussian war to JERSEY, franked with 10c & 20c Cérès, Jersey bs, very fine and fresh
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
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