Lot 4064
1870 (Nov. 9) Paris to Baden, Switzerland (Jettisoned Mail), folded Gazette des Absents No. 6 postmarked "Paris, Pl. De La Bourse, 9 Nov. 70" double circle and franked with 20c Empire Lauré + 10c Cérès (10c small perf fault) tied by numeral "1" star cancel, sent in error to England with bold two line handstamp tying 20c "PAID ONLY, TO ENGLAND", backstamped red "London, 30 NOV. 70" transit, notation at bottom "prière de faire suivre en cas d'absence" and addressed at top to a hotel in Basel, backstamped "Basel, 4.XII.70" arrival postmark, red manuscript crayon "60" at left, Very Fine and an intriguing usage, carried by the Daguerre.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $950