Lot 40683 – LE NEWTON Ballon monté de Paris pour Londres avec

INCOMING: 1871 (Jan 4) Ballon Monté (Le Newton flight) entire from Paris during the Franco-Prussian war to London, franked with French 10c & 20c Cérès, redirected with “1D” circular postage due hs, London cds, fine and scarce, an interesting talking point for a postage due collection 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