U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; July 15, 2015: The Confino Collection of United States
July 8-9, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #299 FRANCE 1870-71 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte 1870 (5 December) small FL to St. Petersburg (addressed to Mme la Marquesse de Leaux, au Theatre Imperial de l'Opera Italien), franked with 80c Empire, tied by large Paris Star and "22", with Paris Rue Taibout cds alongside, boxed "PD" in red, also blue crayon due markings, fine Ballon Monte (probably "Le Denis Papin") to Russia, without arrival pmk  | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #300 FRANCE 1870-71 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte 1870 (3 Nov) Lettre-Journal de Paris, Gazelle des Absents, No.3 (1 Nov), franked with 10c Ceres and 40c Laureated, tied by "35" numerals in dots, supported by Paris Ministere des Finances cds, addressed to Rome, with 10 November arrival cds, fine | Price Realized $525.00 |
