Sale 973 — 2009 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 13 June, 2009
Category — Canada, France
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
313
FRANCE, Ballon Monté to Luxembourg. Folded part-printed lettersheet bearing 10c and 20c Ceres stamps tied by red "Paris 28 Nov. 70" double-circle datestamp and addressed to Luxembourg, red "London Paid 12 DE 1870" transit, 10c barely affected from placement near edge of coverVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE BALLON MONTÉ TO LUXEMBOURG WITH THE RED PARIS DATESTAMP.
Carried aboard the Jacquard which crashed in the water near Falmouth. Very few Ballon Monté covers are known to this destination or with the Paris datestamp struck in red.
E. 3,000-4,000
5,000