Lot 40708 – LE GENERAL UHRICH Gazette des Absents n°7 avec son
Lot 40708 – LE GENERAL UHRICH Gazette des Absents n°7 avec son
France » Guerre de 1870-1871
Price realised
700 EUR
Estimate
550 EUR
Auction date
mar. 24 sept. 2013 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
LE GENERAL UHRICH Gazette des Absents n°7 avec son supplément de Paris 15.11.70 pour Coutances (càd 24.11) réexpédiée vers JERSEY avec griffe rouge “AFFRANCHISSEMENT INSUFFISANT”, taxe “4”, càd d’arrivée Jersey 25.11.70, TB, rare, signé Roumet INCOMING: 1870 (Nov 15) Ballon Monté (Le General Uhrich flight) entire from Paris during the Franco-Prussian war, franked with 20c Cérès, sent to Coutances then redirected to JERSEY, arrival bs, very fine and scarce
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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