PHILATELY - PARIS HEADQUARTERS. 3 pieces. - Lot 335

Lot n° 335
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PHILATELY - PARIS HEADQUARTERS. 3 pieces. - Lot 335
PHILATELY - PARIS HEADQUARTERS. 3 pieces. - MOUNTED BALLOON. Letter written during the siege of Paris, sent "par ballon monté" (handwritten note), with 20c Napoléon bleu stamp. Written in Paris on October 11, 1870, it describes the difficulties of living and obtaining supplies. - SIEGE OF PARIS. Stamped envelope with postmark. Envelope franked with a 20 cent. blue stamp bearing the effigy of Napoleon III, sent from Tours (postmark partly illegible, probable date October 7, 1870), bound for Villeneuve sur Bellot with handwritten note "voie de Provins Seine & Marne". Later notation in pencil: "letter diverted as a result of the investment of Paris". 2 postmarks on the back, Montereau and Provins, dated October 10, 1870. - PARIS ARMY. Letter with address on back, stamp and postmark. Letter written from Orléans (postmarked October 11, 1870), bound for Paris, reporting fighting near Orléans. It is franked with a 20-cent blue stamp bearing the effigy of Napoleon III. Handwritten reference "Armée de Paris".
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