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Auction Date: December 18th - 19th, 2024

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Starting prices will be determined at the auctioneer's esteem using reference estimate prices.
The purchase price payable by the buyer will be the sum of the final bid and a commission of 18% of the final bid (“buyer’s  premium”), together with any sales tax, use tax or customs duties due on the sale.

Lot 4515 France Franco Prussian War

  • Scott36
  • Yvert32
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France, 1868, 80c Rose on Pinkish (36; Yvert 32). Tied by dotted "17" star cancel, "Paris R. Du Pont-Neuf 17 Nov. 70" double-circle datestamp and two red framed "PD" handstamps on folded Gazette des Absents No. 8 carried across the lines by Ballon Monte during the siege of Paris and sent by mail to Shanghai, China, sender's directive "par Suez" , carried on the General Ulrich (piloted by Elile Lemoine), departing Nov. 18, 1870, and landing near Luzarches on the next day, Marseilles (Nov. 27) transit and Shanghai (Jan. 13) arrival backstamps, cover with some minor edge wear and minute edge tears
VERY FINE and ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE DESTINATIONS FOR A BALLON MONTE COVER—CARRIED FROM THE BESIEGED CITY OF PARIS DURING THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR AND ONWARDS TO SHANGHAI, CHINA. ONLY THREE COVERS ARE RECORDED TO CHINA, MAKING THIS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF MAIL FROM THIS FASCINATING PERIOD OF FRENCH HISTORY.
Three ballon monte covers are currently recorded addressed to China:
1) Paris Sept. 28, 1870 datestamp, 80c Napoleon Laureate stamp, to Shanghai, China, carried on the Etats-Unis
2) Paris Nov. 17, 1870 datestamp, 80c Napoleon Laureate stamp, folded Gazette No. 8 , to Shanghai, China, carried on the General Ulrich , Shanghai Jan. 13, 1871 arrival backstamp, the cover offered here
3) Paris Dec. 12, 1870 datelined, 40c Napoleon Laureate, two 20c Ceres, folded Gazette No. 15, to Foochow, China, carried on the Ville de Paris
From the Magnolia collection . Signed Calves and Boule

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15000.00 USD
(app. 13950 EUR, app. 106578 RMB)

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