Lot 30240 – LE GENERAL UHRICH Gazette des Absents n°8 de Paris

INCOMING: 1870 (Nov 11) Ballon Monté (Le General Uhrich flight) printed newsletter from Paris during the Franco-Prussian war, franked with French 20c Cérès, redirected on arrival Boulogne to London with “Affranchisement Insuffisant” and “MORE / TO / PAY” hs, very fine and 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