1870, Ballon Monté "Ville d'Orleans", folded letter to Calvados, franked with 20c blue Napoleon Lauré, tied by neatly-struck Paris "1" Star cancel, Paris / Pl. de le Bourse c.d.s. (Nov 22) alongside, endorsed "Par ballon monte" at upper left, Cherbourg a Paris TPO (Dec 9) and Trouville-sur-Mer c.d.s. (Dec 10), a fine example carried on this balloon, which landed in Norway. (Yvert 29B)
