France 1870 - “L'Armand Barbès” balloon mail bound for Edinburgh, Scotland.
Balloon Mail onboard "L'Armand Barbès" Napoleon Laureate 20 c blue no. 29B, cancelled with star no 4 + arrival postmark PARIS R. D'ENGHIEN 1/OCT/1870, on a letter with correspondence destination Edinburgh (Scotland) . On the reverse side the arrival postmark EDINBURGH 14/OC/1870 - with flaws but RARE destination. Catalogue value: €4,000 (Yvert 2020) See the photos for a better estimation.
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Balloon Mail onboard "L'Armand Barbès" Napoleon Laureate 20 c blue no. 29B, cancelled with star no 4 + arrival postmark PARIS R. D'ENGHIEN 1/OCT/1870, on a letter with correspondence destination Edinburgh (Scotland) . On the reverse side the arrival postmark EDINBURGH 14/OC/1870 - with flaws but RARE destination. Catalogue value: €4,000 (Yvert 2020) See the photos for a better estimation.