Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World
September 24-25
Our September 24-25, 2024 auction features solid selections of United States (including further material from the Larry Brasler stock), Canada, Great Britain & British Commonwealth, Latin and South America, European Countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Italy, as well as Poland, Russia, Spain and Switzerland. There is an old-world collection of Mixed Frankings and Redirected Mail, formed by a European gentleman, with an extraordinary selection of combination usages. Other areas areas are well represented, with China, Japan and Korea. As always, the sale contains 160+ large lots and collections, with individual country albums, worldwide accumulations in cartons, cover lots and much more. The sale will take place live via CherrystoneLIVE.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #481 FRANCE 1870-71 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte 1870 (23 Nov) cover endorsed "Par Ballon Monte", with Paris Pl. De La Bourse "5/23 Nov" pmk, addressed to Nantes, with 22 Dec "42" arrival pmk on back, stamp washed off, without backflap and other cover faults, pencil signed. The pilot A. Marcel Martin left Paris on the Balloon "Le Jacquard" on 28th November. The balloon was lost at sea after a flight of 550km. This cover is from the intermediate find of mail from "le Jacquard" (YT €8,500), ex-Aloni  | Unsold |
 | Lot #482 FRANCE 1870-71 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte 1871 (27 Jan) folded "Lettre Journal Gazette des Absents" "Par Ballon Monte" from Paris to Bordeaux, carried on "Richard Wallace", stamp washed off, with arrival pmk on back, fine. The balloon, piloted by Emile Lacaze, was lost at sea near La Rochelle, after a flight of 450km. A rare Ballon Monte (YT €6,500), ex-Aloni | Unsold |
