1870 (Dec 11), Général Renault (Scott BM41), Gazette des Absents No. 13 (no label or supplement) to Granville, franked with two 10c Napoleon Laureates tied by mute stars with Dec 7 "Paris/ (60)" c.d.s, backstamped Granville Dec 17, Fine to Very Fine. A very scarce franking.
Maury 41; €550+ ($590).
Scott $350+.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Sale 707 The Knapp Collection of Airmail Flights
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Nov 29, 2017 America/New_York
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Sale 707 The Knapp Collection of Airmail Flights
Wednesday Nov 29, 2017 10:00 to Thursday Nov 30, 2017 16:00 America/New_York
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Wednesday Nov 29, 2017 09:00 America/New_York
The Thomas P. Knapp Collection of Aerophilately, including important offerings from many name collections (some lots still on exhibition pages) and loaded with original news articles, period photographs and research notes. A premier classic airmail postal history collection started in the 1930's by the late Mr. Knapp. Highlights include:
- U.S. Pioneer Airmail Flights
- East and West Transcontinental
- Lindbergh and Earhart
- Zeppelin Flights
- Crash Covers
- Balloons including Ballon Monté
- Great Britain, Canada and Newfoundland Flights
- Other Worldwide including West Indies, South Atlantic, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia
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Lot #51 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
Lot #52 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1870 (Dec 15), Ville de Paris (Scott BM42a), folded letter to Bordeaux franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by "3" in star with "Paris/ Pl de la Madeleine" c.d.s., Dec 11; backstamped Paris Jul 26 and Bordeaux Jul 27; from a mail bag thrown overboard into enemy territory in order to lighten the load and recovered after the end of the war, Very Fine.
Maury 42 var.; €1,600 ($1,710).
Scott $1,100.
Estimate $750 -...
Lot #53 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1870 (Dec 17), Parmentier (Scott BM43), folded letter to Bordeaux, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by "8" in star with Dec 16 "Paris/ R. d'Antin" c.d.s., backstamped Bordeaux, Dec 28, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 43; €475 ($510).
Scott $325.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #54 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1870 (Dec 18), Davy (Scott BM45), Dépêche-Ballon No. 15 to Brussels, Belgium, franked with 10c & 20c Siege of Paris tied by light "17" in stars with clear Dec 17 "Paris/ R. du Pont-Neuf" c.d.s., backstamped Brussels, Dec 23; horizontal file fold through stamps, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 45; €900 ++ ($960).
Scott $700 ++.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #55 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1870 (Dec 22), Lavoisier (Scott BM47), folded letter to Pau franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by unreadable 14 in star with Dec 21 "Paris/ R. de Strasbourg" c.d.s., Dec 25 Pau receiver on front and back, Very Fine.
Maury 47; €450 ($480).
Scott $325.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #56 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1870 (Dec 22), Lavoisier (Scott BM47), formular Ballon Monté letter sheet to Dieppe and redirected to Brussels, Belgium franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by "24" in star with Dec 19 "Paris/ R. de Clery" c.d.s., handstamped red boxed "Affranchissement Insufficient" and "3" (decimes due), backstamped Dieppe (Dec 25), Paris au Havre transit (Dec 27), Belgian "France par Tournay" entry c.d.s. and Brussels receiver, both Dec 29...
Lot #57 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1870 (Dec 23), Délivrance (Scott BM48), folded letter to Brest franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by "25" in star with Dec 22 "Paris/ R. Serpente" c.d.s., backstamped Brest, Dec 26, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 48; €500 ($530).
Scott $350.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #58 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1870 (Dec 27), Tourville (Scott BM50), folded letter to Agen franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by partial "22" in star with Dec 23 "Paris/ R. Taitbout" c.d.s., backstamped Agen, Dec 29; small piece of backflap missing, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 50; €450 ($480).
Scott $325.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #59 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1870 (Dec 29), Bayard (Scott BM52), formular Ballon Monté letter sheet to Plouescat franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by partial large numeral "347" with Dec 28 "Paris/ Les Batignolles" c.d.s., backstamped Plouescat, Jan 1, 1871, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 52; €635 ($680).
Scott $350.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #60 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1870 (Dec 31), Armée de la Loire (Scott BM53), folded letter to Vire franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by "25" in star with Dec 30 "Paris/ R. Serpente" c.d.s., backstamped Vire, Jan 1, 1871, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 53; €500 ($530).
Scott $350.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #61 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1870 (Dec 31), Armée de la Loire (Scott BM53), folded letter to Roubaix franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by mute star with Dec 29 "Paris/ (60)" c.d.s., backstamped Roubaix, Jan 4, 1871, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 53; €500 ($530).
Scott $350.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #62 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1871 (Jan 4), Newton (Scott BM54), folded letter to Vannes franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by bold "17" in star with Jan 1 "Paris/ R. du Pont-Neuf" c.d.s., backstamped Vannes, Jan 11, Fine.
Maury 54; €475 ($510).
Scott $325.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #63 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1871 (Jan 9), Duquesne (Scott BM55), folded letter to Marseille franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by "9" in star with Jan 4 "Paris/ R. Montaigne" c.d.s., backstamped Marseille, Jan 19, Fine.
Maury 55; €450 ($480).
Scott $285.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #64 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1871 (Jan 9), Duquesne (Scott BM55), Gazette des Absents No. 24 to Foulsham (Norfolk), England, franked with 10c & 20c Napoleon Laureates tied by "4" in star with Jan 8 "Paris/ Rue d'Enghien" c.d.s and boxed "PD", backstamped Thetford (Norfolk), Jan 12; stamps slightly damaged, otherwise Very Fine.
Maury 55; €750 ($800).
Scott $560.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #65 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1871 (Jan 10), Gambetta (Scott BM56), folded letter to Pau, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by clear "15" in star with Jan 7 "Paris/ R. Bonaparte" c.d.s., backstamped transit & Pau receiver, both Jan 20, Fine.
Maury 56; €500 ($530).
Scott $350.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #66 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1871 (Jan 11), Kepler (Scott BM57), folded letter to Dieppe, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by light "35" in star with Jan 10 "Paris/ Ministere des Finances" c.d.s., redirected to Boulogne-sur-Mer, backstamped Dieppe (illegible date), Paris au Havre transit (Jan 13) and Boulogne-sur-Mer (Jan 17), Very Fine.
Maury 57; €500 ($530).
Scott $350.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #67 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1871 (Jan 20), Général Bourbaki (Scott BM63), folded letter to Valence, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by light "1" in star with Jan 19 "Paris/ Pl. de la Bourse" c.d.s., backstamped Valence-s-Rhône, Feb 1. Letter is from a General to a Madame Lafeuillade, informing her that her son is to receive the Legion of Honor, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 63; €500 ($530).
Scott $350.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #68 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1871 (Jan 20), Général Bourbaki (Scott BM63), Gazette des Absents No. 29 to Janze, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by "3" in star with Jan 19 "Paris/ Pl. de la Madeleine" c.d.s, backstamped Janze, Jan 29; repaired wax seal damage on flap, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 63; €500 ($530).
Scott $350.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #69 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1871 (Jan 22), Général Daumesnil (Scott BM64), folded letter to Vannes, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by partial large numeral "(26)35" with Jan 20 "Neuilly-s-Siene" c.d.s., backstamped Vannes, Jan 29; stamp with rounded lower left corner, otherwise Very Fine.
Maury 64; €815 ($870).
Scott $325+.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #70 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1871 (Jan 22), Général Daumesnil (Scott BM64), Gazette des Absents No. 30 to Geneva, Switzerland, franked with 30c Napoleon Laureate tied by "30" in star with Jan 21 "Paris/ Bt. Mazas" c.d.s and boxed "PD", backstamped Geneva, Jan 27; repaired wax seal damage on flap, Fine.
Maury 64; €640+ ($680).
Scott $475+.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #71 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1871 (Jan 24), Torricelli (Scott BM65), folded letter to Pau, franked with 20c Napoleon Laureate tied by illegible "14" in star with Jan 22 "Paris/ R. de Strasbourg" c.d.s., backstamped Pau, Feb 1, Fine to Very Fine.
Maury 65; €600 ($640).
Scott $425.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #72 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1871 (Jan 24), Torricelli (Scott BM65), small envelope with original letter to Rotours, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by clear "9" in star with Jan 23 "Paris/ Senat" c.d.s., backstamped Caen a Paris transit c.d.s., Jan 28; minor opening tears at top, Fine to Very Fine. Intact envelopes are scarce.
Maury 65; €600 ($640).
Scott $425.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #73 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1871 (Jan 28), Général Cambronne (Scott BM67), Gazette des Absents No. 32 to Romans, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by "18" in star with Jan 27 "Paris/ R. d'Amsterdam" c.d.s, backstamped Romans, Feb 4; repaired wax seal damage on flap, Fine to Very Fine.
Yvert 67. Maury €2,650 ($2,820).
Scott $1,100+.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
The Général Cambronne was the last balloon to leave Paris prior to the...
Lot #74 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1871, Gazette des Absents No. 33, dated Jan 28, the day the Siege ended, carried by normal means to Marseille, "Ballon Monté" on address leaf crossed out, franked with 20c Siege of Paris tied by illegible "22" in star with Jan 30 "Paris/ R. Taitout" c.d.s, backstamped Marseilles (date not clear); slight edge wear and wax seal damage, Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #75 - 1: Lighter-Than-Air Flights Ballon Monté
1870-71, Gazette des Absents, group of 14 different, 12 were flown on Ballons Monrtés: Nos. 2, 12 & 14-23; also includes No. 34, which announced the end of the War, mailed as an enclosure in a regular folded letter from Paris to Lascelle, Feb 2-11, and No. 35 (unmailed) announcing post-war details; condition of the flown editions is a bit mixed, the two post-war issues are Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800.
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