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Lot 121



1870 "Ballon Monté" cover to California, 30¢ brown and 40¢ orange (34, 59) tied by Paris star cancel on small folded letter carried on the balloon Colonel Charras to London, then via Liverpool, New York, and the transcontinental railroad to San Francisco, postmarked Paris October 28 c.d.s. with black boxed "PD", red London/Paid c.d.s. Nov 2 and red San Francisco/Paid All receiver Nov 21; the 40¢ on the cover is a replacement for the original 40¢ stamp, the address and San Francisco c.d.s. are partially redrawn, otherwise a very fine and extremely rare destination.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000

Expertization: 2000 J-F Brun Certificate.

 
Realized $6,500



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