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Siege of Paris Mail

Folded letter from Paris office at Place de la Bourse

Description:

This folded letter originated from the Paris office at Place de la Bourse on December 26, 1870, (sixth collection) and was prepaid 20 centimes for the French internal letter rate to Granville, “Par Ballon Monté.” Based on the date and time of collection, it is likely that this letter was carried out of Paris by the balloon Tourville.

The Tourville carried 160 kilograms of mail. Except for bitterly cold weather, the flight remained uneventful, and the balloon landed safely in an unoccupied region of France.

Date:

Paris/Pl. de la Bourse (collection) 26 December 1870

Granville (arrival) 31 December 1870

Date:
December 26, 1870
Markings:
“PAR BALLON MONTE.” printed inscription 20c Ceres (Sc 58) tied by Paris Star (Etoile) No. 1 cancel
Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Other: 5.7 x 10.2cm (2 1/4 x 4in.)
Museum ID:
0.260305.10.16.1
Place:
FRANCE (republic)
Collection:
National Postal Museum (SI)
See more from the Floyd S. Leach Collection
Jeff Bohn
April 28, 2006

Glossary

  • Balloon post
  • Folded letter from Paris office at Place de la Bourse
  • UNFOLDED LETTER
  • ALBUM PAGE
Additional Records
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  • Folded letter from Paris suburb office of Les Batignolles
  • Folded letter from Paris suburb office of Les Ternes
  • Folded letter from Paris suburban office of Les Batignolles
  • Gard Mobile folded letter from Paris office at Rue St. Lazare
  • Garde Mobile from Paris suburb office of La Villette folded letter
  • Gazette des Absents Newspaper from Paris office at Rue de Clery
  • Gazette des Absents Newspaper from Senate office in Paris
  • Letter from Paris office at Rue de Bondy
  • Mourning envelope from Parthenay
  • Siege of Paris preprinted letter sheet
  • Siege of Paris preprinted letter sheet
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