Lot
2734 
France, 1871 Ballon Monté, Le Général-Faidherbe. Small folded letter with mixed Issue franking to Mok-Hill, Calaveras County, California, franked with two 1863-70 30c + 1870-73 10c tied by Paris numeral "4" star cancel & double circle postmark "Paris/5E/11 Janv. '71/Rue D'Enghien", sent via London with red transit cds & red New York "2" credit handstamp, one 30c with rough perfs at right & other lightly creased, Very Fine, a gorgeous cover to this tiny Gold Rush town; signed J. F. Brun, with 2001 Sismondo certificate. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
Realized: $3,000