Lot 30262 – LE FRANKLIN pour JERSEY de Paris 03.12.70 pour Le

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