Accumulations & collections

2085 1874 VR opt "Two Cents" on 1d blue, opt type 5, variety inverted "A" for "V", FU appearance, sl thin, light cancel. SG 16e cat £100. Exp Richter plus RPSL photo-cert. Very rare. (P) $400 $600

2086 1874 VR opt "Six Cents" on 3d green opt type 5. VFU, 1874 cds. SG 17 cat £700. Exp Their. (P) $500 $700

2087 1874 VR opt "Six Cents" on 3d green, opt type 5. Superb U, black cross m/s cancel, unusually w/c. SG 17 cat £700. (P) $350 $500

2088 1874 VF opt "Twelve Cents" on 6d rose, opt type 5, variety inverted "A" for "V". Superb U appearance, tiny thin, rayed pmk, unusually w/c. SG 18e cat £1000. Very rare. (P) $500 $700

2089 1874 VR opt "Six Cents" on 3d green, opt type 6. VFU, rayed pmk. SG 20 cat £950. PF/NY photo-cert. (P) $700 $1000

2090 1875 Red 2d on "VR" opt on "Six Cents" on 3d green, opt type 6. Superb U, rayed pmk, unusually w/c. SG 23 cat £275+. (P) $250 $350

2091 1875 Black 2d on "VR" opt on "Six Cents" on 3d green, opt type 6. VFU, tiny paper splits from sharp pmk & tiny thin, light rayed pmk. SG 25 cat £800. Very rare. (P) $350 $500

2092 1875 Black 2d on Gothic "VR" opt on "Twelve Cents" on 6d rose, VR opt type 5, with varieties inverted "A" for "V" plus raised stops after V & R. FU, rayed pmk. SG 26e cat £1400. Extremely rare -certificate can be obtained on request for any of the 1874-75 opts. (P) $700 $1000

2093 1876-77 Crown CR set 1d-6d with VR underprint on laid paper. FU. SG 31-3 cat £158. (3). (P) $100 $150

2094 1878-99 Surch Crown VR 4d/1d, opt type A, rough perf 10. F-VF fresh M. SG 41 cat £75. (P) $50 $70

2095 1878-99 Surch Crown VR 4d/1d, opt type A, rough perf 10. FU. SG 41 cat £55. (P) $40 $60

2096 1891-1902 VF crown 2½d yellow-brown perf 11x11¾, error printed DOUBLE. Superb U/CTO. SG 103a(var) cat £180+ -see footnote. Undercatalogued as only 1 sheet believed printed (P) $180 $250

2097 1892-93 Crown VR ½d on 1d dull blue. FU. SG 72 cat £60. (P) $50 $80

2098 1892-93 Crown VR 5d/6d deep rose, 3mm spacing. Superb U. SG 75a cat £85+. Unusually nice. (P) $80 $120

2099 1903 KEVII set ½d-£1, wmk crown CA. VF fresh MLH. SG 104-14 cat £450. (11). (P) $375 $500

2100 1903 KEVII set ½d-£1, wmk crown CA, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 104-14s cat £325. (11). (P) $275 $375

2101 1912-23 KGV set ¼d-£1, wmk mult crown. VF M/MLH. SG 125-37 cat £300. (13) (P) $220 $300

2102 1912-23 KGV £1 purple & black on red die 2, wmk crown CA. Superb fresh MUH. SG 137a cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. (P) $400 $600

2103 1912-23 KGV £1 purple & black on red, top value, Die II, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M. SG 137a cat £250. (P) $200 $300

2104 1917 Postage Due 2d black, wide setting. F-VF UN as issued, sl staining on back. SG D3 cat £325 (P) $150 $200

2105 1922 KGV 2d grey Die II plate PROOF on wmk "Se" paper of Ireland in UL cnr gutter margin blk of 4. Stamps MUH, vertical crease through right 2 VF appearance, plus normal blk to compare. SG 233(p). Very rare as only 1 sheet recorded. (P) $600 $900

2106 1938-55 KGVI Pictorial set ½d-£1 inc both 1½d, 2d & 5d. VF fresh MUH. SG 249-66b cat £275+. (22). (P) $300 $450

2107 1938-55 KGVI Pictorial set ½d-£1, inc 5d blue canes, 2d & 6d Die I & II. VF MLH/MUH. SG 249-66b cat £275. (22). (P) $120 $160

2108 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 1c/23c Bird error "wrong blank & opt INVERTED" (XX instead of XXX), blk of 4. Possibly a trial opt with only one sheet issued. VF fresh MUH. (P) $150 $200

2109 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 2c/6c Bird, error "wrong opt blank" (2cxxx, instead of 2cXX). VF fresh MUH. (P) $80 $120

2110 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 2c/13c Bird, error opt double, upper opt inverted blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. (P) $250 $450

2111 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 2c/23c Bird, opt error "wrong blank" (XX instead of xxx), right marginal blk of 4. Possibly a trial opt, scarce with only one sheet discovered. VF fresh MUH. (P) $275 $400

2112 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 2c/23c Bird, error "wrong opt blank" (2cXX instead of 2cxxx). VF fresh MUH. (P) $80 $120

2113 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 2c/31c Bird blk of 4 with double opt, upper opt inverted & lower opt misplaced 2mm up. UR stamp tiny tropical spot, o/w VF fresh MUH. (P) $130 $180

2114 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 2c/31c Bird, error opt double, one inverted, left marginal blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. (P) $130 $200

2115 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 3c/31c Bird, error double opt, 1 inverted, 1 misplaced 10mm up, left marginal pr, VF fresh MUH. (P) $100 $200

2116 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 4c/6c Bird, opt inverted. VF fresh MUH. (P) $60 $100

2117 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 4c/6c Bird, opt inverted, marginal imprint blk of 4. TR stamp light tropical spot, o/w VF fresh MUH. (P) $200 $300

2118 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 4c/6c Bird, error double opt, one inverted, LR plate no blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. Scarce with only 4 lower cnr plate no blks recorded. VF fresh MUH. (P) $250 $400

2119 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 4c/6c Bird right marginal gutter plate no blk of 4, 3 with inverted opt, UR cnr missing extra opt & all 4 with surch in normal position. Extremely rare, with only 2 blks existing with this spectacular error. VF fresh MUH. (P) $600 $1000

2120 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 4c/23c Bird, error "wrong blank, opt inverted". VF fresh MUH. (P) $75 $120

2121 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 5c/23c Bird, error "missing xxx in opt". VF fresh MUH. (P) $75 $120

2122 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 5c/23c Bird blk of 4, error "opt missing XXX" on all stamps. VF fresh MUH. (P) $250 $400

2123 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 5c/31c Bird, error "double opt", upper opt inverted, lower opt misplaced 10mm up. VF fresh MUH. Only one sheet reported, so only 4 plate no cnr blks can exist. (P) $170 $250

2124 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 18c/6c Bird, error "opt double", both inverted, blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. (P) $350 $600

2125 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/23c Bird gutter blk of 4, lower pr with opt shifted 10mm up. VF fresh MUH. (P) $100 $200

2126 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/23c Bird UL plate number blk of 6, error opt misplaced 6mm down & off-centre, resulting in upper 2 stamps missing "20c xxx" opt. VF fresh MUH. Spectacular blk (2 prs with & w/o surch). (P) $130 $200

2127 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/31c Bird upper marginal blk of 4, error opt misplaced 7mm down, resulting in upper 2 stamps missing opt (2 prs with & w/o surch). VF fresh MUH. Rare (P) $130 $200

2128 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/31c Bird, error "opt shifted 10mm up", left marginal horiz pr. VF fresh MUH. (P) $100 $150

2129 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/31c Bird blk of 4, opt double, upper opt inverted, lower misplaced 4mm up. VF fresh MUH. (P) $150 $250

2130 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/31c Bird blk of 4, opt double with upper inverted & lower opt misplaced 20mm up. VF fresh MUH. (P) $130 $180

2131 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/31c Bird, opt error "wrong blank" (XX instead of xxx), lower marginal blk of 4. Possibly a trial opt, scarce with only 2 sheets issued. VF fresh MUH. (P) $180 $250

2132 2006-10 "Emergency" surch Birds 20c/44c, 40c/44c & 50c/44c, all opt shifted 10mm up in right marginal blks of 4. VF fresh MUH. (3 blks). (P) $100 $200

2133 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 20c/44c Bird, opt inverted, right marginal blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. (P) $180 $250

2134 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 40c/6c Bird, opt error "wrong blank" (xxx instead of XX), blk of 4. Possibly a trial opt with limited numbers released. VF fresh MUH. (P) $120 $160

2135 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 40c/31c Bird left marginal plate no blk of 6, upper stamps variety "double opt", middle row "partial double opt", lower pr single (normal) opt. VF fresh MUH. Rare, only 5 blks of 6 recorded & some may have been reduced. (P) $200 $350

2136 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 40c/31c Bird gutter blk of 4, error "opt shifted 22mm down" resulting in lower pr missing surcharge which appears in the gutter. Very scarce with less than 10 gutter blks surviving. VF fresh MUH. (P) $100 $200

2137 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 40c/31c Bird, error double opt. Left marginal blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. (P) $150 $250

2138 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 40c/31c Bird, left marginal plate no blk of 4, upper stamps double opt, lower normal. VF fresh MUH. (P) $120 $180

2139 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 40c/31c Bird, error "opt double, upper opt inverted, lower opt misplaced 2mm up". Upper marginal blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. (P) $150 $250

2140 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 40c/31c Bird, error opt misplaced 25mm up, left marginal blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. (P) $80 $120

2141 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 40c/31c Bird, opt inverted, right marginal blk of 4. Lower pr light gum bend, o/w VF fresh MUH. (P) $150 $220

2142 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 50c/31c double row of 10 (pos 31-50) with full gutter selvedge below & both plate nos. Spectacular printing error "Extra numeral 5" between stamps 36 & 37. VF fresh MUH. Less than 10 of these errors have survived as PO removed the error pr before issue to the public. A rare printer's mistake. (P) $400 $600

2143 2006-10 "Emergency" surch 50c/31c Bird, opt inverted, right marginal blk of 4. VF fresh MUH. Rare. (P) $180 $300

2144 1941 cover (flts) franked surch 2½d on 2d & Fiji Bomber Fund label, both tied by "Suva 15 AUG 51" cds. To England. The fund raised enough money to buy 3 bombers in late 1940. (P) $350 $500

2145 Share Certificate: 1935 Fiji Prospecting Company & 1936 Viti Levu Gold, both single £5 shares. Both approx 230x200mm. VF. Attractive & scarce. (2) $100 $200

FINLAND

2146 1860 Arms Serpentine roulette 10k rose on pale rose, teeth 1¼mm. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 13 cat £600, Fa 4 cat Kr5500, Mi 4Ax cat €1000. (P) $150 $250

2147 1866 Arms Serpentine roulette 5p purple-brown on grey teeth 1¼mm, vert laid paper. F-VF M. SG 14 cat £325, Fa 5c cat Kr3000, Mi 5A cat €650. (P) $80 $120

2148 1866 Arms Serpentine roulette 5p deep brown on pale lilac, teeth 1¾mm, vert laid paper. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 18 cat £350, Fa 5c cat Kr3500, Mi 5B cat €500. (P) $80 $120

2149 1866 Arms Serpentine roulette 5p purple-brown on grey, teeth 2¼mm, vert laid paper. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 19 cat £300, Fa 5 cat Kr3000, Mi 5c cat €500. (P) $80 $120

2150 1866 Arms Serpentine roulette 10p black on buff, teeth 1¼mm, vert laid paper. F-VF UN, cnr tooth re-enforced. SG 20 cat £1100, Fa 7CI cat Kr10,000. Mi 7A cat €2500. (P) $150 $250

2151 1866 Arms Serpentine roulette 40p rose on pale rose, teeth 1¾mm. F-VF UN. SG 41 cat £550, Fa 9 cat Kr4500, Mi 9c cat €850. (P) $100 $150

2152 1866 Arms Serpentine roulette 8p black on blue-green, teeth 1¾mm. VF fresh M, part gum. SG 45 cat £350, Fa 6 cat Kr3000, Mi 6c cat €450. (P) $80 $120

2153 1866-67 Arms 1Mk brown, serpentine roulette. Superb fresh MLH, all teeth fully intact (tiny 1mm perf tear mentioned for absolute accuracy), pristine original gum. SG 49 cat £1800++, Fa 10 cat 20,000Kr++, Mi 10c cat €3000++. Extremely rare in such outstanding condition. Provenance: Faberge collection position 49 in his reconstruction (photo copy provided). 2012 Hellman photo-cert. (P) $2500 $3500

2154 1866-67 Arms 1Mk brown serpentine roulette. Fresh MLH, several expertly repaired teeth, superb appearance. SG 49 cat £1800, Fa 10 cat 7500Kr, Mi 10C cat €1500. Under-catalogued as rather rare mint. Provenance: Faberge collection pos.43 in his reconstruction (photo copy provided). 2012 Hellman photo-cert. (P) $600 $900

2155 1866-67 Arms Serpentine roulette 10p black on yellow, teeth 1¾mm, wove paper. F-VF fresh M. SG 58 cat £750, Fa 7 cat Kr7500, Mi 7c cat €1200. (P) $150 $250

2156 1889-94 Arms 25p blue tete-beche imperf gutter blk of 8. VF fresh MUH. 2 stamps with uneven gum colour. SG 116(var), Fa 31(var), Mi 31U cat €800 for M singles, should be at least double, €1600 MUH, plus huge premium for rare tete-beche blk. (P) $400 $800

FRANCE

2157 1849-50 Ceres 10c bistre, imperf, 1862 official reprint, available for postage. Superb fresh UN, 4 margins. SG 29 cat £650, Yv 1f cat €650, Maury 1e cat €700. (P) $200 $300

2158 1849-50 Ceres 25c blue imperf, 1862 official reprint, available for postage. VF fresh M, 4 margins. SG 32 cat £600, Yv 4d cat €600, Maury 4f cat €600. (P) $250 $350

2159 1852 Napoleon 10c dull bistre imperf, 1862 official reprint, available for postage. Superb fresh M, 4 margins. SG 40 cat £800 (original printing cat £48,000). Yv 9c cat €750, Maury 9f cat €850. (P) $350 $450

2160 1853-61 Napoleon 1Fr carmine, imperf. Superb U appearance, 4 large margins, tiny repaired tear in LR margin (mentioned on cert but not visible to us!), "DS2" cancel. SG 72 cat £3500. Maury 18 cat €4000. Rare so nice looking. 2014 Scheller photo cert. (P) $800 $1200

2161 1853-60 Napoleon 1Fr carmine, imperf, 1862 official reprint available for postage. Superb fresh MLH, 4 margins. SG 79 cat £1800, Yv 18d cat €2000, Maury 18e cat €2300. Unusually nice quality. 2014 Scheller photo cert. (P) $1000 $1300

2162 1871 blue "10" surch on Napoleon Laureated 10c bistre, perf 14x13½, unissued. VF fresh M. SG 133 cat £2500, Maury 34 cat €2400. Rare genuine example in unusually nice condition. 2014 Scheller photo cert (P) $1200 $1800

2163 1915 Occup of Alsace & Lorraine "Republique Francaise Alsace" opt German Stamp Duty 5pf-2Mk, plus 20pf & 40pf shades, inscr Elsass-Lothringen. F-VF UN, few sl flts. Yv 158-68 cat €1360. Very rare. (13). (P) $400 $600

2164 1915 Occup of Alsace & Lorraine "Republique Francaise Alsace" opts on German Stamp Duty 5pf-2Mk, plus 20pf & 40pf shades, inscr Elsass-Lothringen. F-VF UN, few thins. Yv 158-68 cat €1360. Very rare. (13). (P) $400 $600

2165 1915 Occup of Alsace & Lorraine "Republique Francaise Alsace" & initials diag m/s on German Stamp Duty 20Mk orange inscr "Elsass-Lothringen". VF UN, small thin. Yv 170B cat €3000. Extremely rare with only several recorded. (P) $600 $1000

2166 1915 Occup of Alsace & Lorraine "Republique Francaise Alsace" & initials diag m/s on German Stamp Duty 20Mk orange inscr "Elsass-Lothringen". VF UN, small thin. Yv 170B cat €3000. Extremely rare with only several recorded. (P) $600 $1000

2167 1917-19 War Orphans Fund set 2+3c - 5+5Fr. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum & excellent centring. SG 370-77 cat £2750 for M, should be at least double, £5500 MUH, Maury 148-55 cat €8300. Key set almost never seen MUH. Top value exp Calves & Brun AIEP. Certificate can be obtained on request. (8). (P) $4000 $7000

2168 1918 Red Cross Fund 15c+5c. VF fresh MUH. SG 378 cat £150 for M, should be at least £300 MUH, Maury 156 cat €310. (P) $120 $180

2169 1923 Bordeaux Congress opt 1Fr. VF fresh MUH. SG 400e cat £600 for M, should be at least double, £1200 MUH, Maury 182 cat €1000. Zanaria photo cert. (P) $450 $600

2170 1927 Strasbourg M/Sheet 5Fr & 10Fr. VF fresh MUH with Exhibition pmk in margin. SG MS454b cat £1400, Maury BF2 cat €1900. (P) $600 $900

2171 1929 Le Havre Philatelic Exhib opt 2Fr. Superb fresh MUH, right marginal. SG 470 cat £900 for M, should be at least double, £1800 MUH, Maury 257B cat €1600. Bolaffi photo cert. (P) $650 $900

2172 1929-33 Pont du Gard 20Fr brown, perf 11. VF fresh MLH. Maury 262A cat €1250, SG 475a cat £1300. Rare! Dr Enzo Diena AIEP photo cert (P) $550 $750

2173 1936 Airmail 50Fr emerald-green. Stamp superb fresh MUH, bottom marginal. SG 540 cat £1200 for M, should be at least double, £2400 MUH, Maury PA14 cat €2200+. (P) $700 $1000

2174 1936 Airmail 50Fr emerald-green, top value, LL cnr marginal blk of 4 with date imprint "23.12.35" in margin. Superb fresh MUH. SG 540 cat £4800 as M singles, should be at least £9600 MUH, plus premium for cnr blk, Yv/Maury A14 cat €8000+ as singles & €10,500+ for date blk, & under-catalogued thus. Spectacular & very rare blk in unusually nice condition. (P) $3500 $5000

2175 1936 Banknote Airmail 50Fr, top marginal. VF fresh MUH. SG 541 cat £950 for M, should be at least double, £1900 MUH, Maury A15 cat €1700. (P) $500 $700

2176 1936 Airmail Banknote 50Fr, LR cnr marginal blk of 4 with "15 JUIN 1936" date imprint in bottom margin. Lower 2 stamps superb MUH, upper 2 MLH/MUH -these 2 with uneven gum colour. SG 541 cat €3800 as M singles, should be at least £7600 MUH, plus premium for cnr blk, Yv A15 cat €6000, Maury A15 cat €6800, as singles & €8500 for date blk & under-catalogued. Spectacular rare blk. (P) $1500 $2500

2177 1936 Airmail Banknote 50Fr. VF fresh M. Maury A15 cat €700. SG 541 cat £950. (P) $200 $300

2178 1936 Transatlantic Flight 10Fr, UR cnr marginal. Stamp superb fresh MUH. SG 554 cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 MUH, Maury 321 cat €900+. (P) $300 $400

2179 1936 Transatlantic Flight 10Fr. VF fresh M. Maury 321 cat €385, SG 554 cat £450. (P) $120 $160

2180 1941 Petain set 40c-2Fr50 epreuvre collective. Superb fresh UN as issued. SG 690-93(p), Maury 470-73EPC cat €675. Extremely rare. (P) $600 $900

2181 1941-42 Petain 20c purple full sheet of 100 IMPERF, 2 panes of 50, full margins inc "4.11.41" date imprint in LR. Superb fresh MUH. SG 709(var), Maury 505nd. Extremely rare full sheet. $500 $1000

2182 1941-42 Petain 50c green full sheet of 100 IMPERF, 2 panes of 50, full margins inc "10 10 41" date imprint at LR. Superb fresh MUH. SG 712(var), Maury 508nd. Extremely rare full sheet. $500 $1000

2183 1941-42 Petain 2Fr50 blue full sheet of 100 IMPERF, 2 panes of 50, full margins inc "13 10 41" date imprint at LR. Superb fresh MUH. SG 724(var), Maury 520nd. Extremely rare full sheet. $500 $1000

2184 1942 Tricolour Legion sheet of 25 with 2 rows 1Fr20+8Fr80 blue, 1 row of albino impressions & 2 rows of 1Fr20+8Fr80 scarlet, with sheet no.77599 & IGI in margin. VF MUH, stamps all fresh. SG 769-70 cat £165 as M singles, so £330+ MUH, Maury 565-66A cat €225 as se-tenant strips & singles. Should be a huge premium for sheet. $100 $150

2185 1942 Vichy Government Officials set 10c-20Fr, prepared but unissued, with almost all stock being officially destroyed. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum, almost all marginal or with tabs. Maury S1-15 cat €2900+, Yv S1-15 cat €3000+. Very rare so nice. 2013 Roumet photo-cert. (15). (P) $1800 $2500

2186 1943 War Relief Fund Petain set 1+10Fr & 2+25Fr IMPERF strip of 4 with gutter label. Superb fresh MUH top marginal. SG 772a(var), Maury 571A(nd) cat €1800++. Very rare. (P) $900 $1200

2187 1943 WWII Relief Fund full sheet of 5 se-tenant strips of 5 with printers no. at base "com date". VF fresh MUH. SG 780A cat £400 as M strips so £800++ MUH. Maury 580A cat €750 -both as 5 separate strips, plus large premium for sheet. Spectacular. (25). $300 $500

2188 1944 Marianne de Fernez 2Fr & 50Fr grey unissued values in gutter pr. VF MUH. SG 843-7(var), Maury 648B & C cat €310+ as singles, plus large premium for gutter pr, so est €600+. Extremely rare. (P) $250 $400

2189 1856 cover franked Napoleon 20c blue die 1 vertical pr, tied by diamond of dots pmks & with "Behorie 29 MAI 56" cds at left. To the Duke of Norfolk, with b/s of "Pyrenees a Paris" & "Paris a Calais" TPO cds & Arundel arrival in blue, plus QV 1d tied by barred numeral 27 pmk, plus red Paid cds. SG 54? Maury 14I. A rare redirected 2-country franking. (P) $1300 $2000

2190 1859 Folded letter franked Postage Due 10c black type 1 lithographed (4 margins), tied by "St Omer 2 MAI 59" cds, & with senders oval cachet. VF. SG D86 cat £350, Maury T1 cat €320 -both as loose stamp, cat €900 on cover. (P) $350 $500

2191 1870 Balloon Post printed lettersheet franked Napoleon 20c tied by dotted star pmk & with "Paris Pl de la Madeleine" OCT 70" cds. With b/s of "Paris a Rennes" TPO & Vannes arrival cds. Carried on the "Washington" or the "Louis Blanc". SG cat £425, Maury 9 or 10 cat €400. (P) $300 $500

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2192 1870 Balloon Post folded Letter franked Napoleon 30c tied by "Fresnes en Voevre 29 OCT 70" cds upon landing. To Belgium, with b/s of "Paris a Lille TPO" & 2 diff Brussels cds. The letter is headed "Paris"& mentions balloon post a few times & finishes saying "Mother & Anna will write again by the next balloon post". Carried on the "Normandie", being a letter given directly to the balloon crew ("plis confie"). SG unlisted, Maury 20 cat €23,000+. The rarest balloon post of the Siege of Paris & believed to be UNIQUE franking & usage combination. 2014 Scheller photo cert. (P) $17000 $25000