Lot
4192 
1870 (Oct. 3) Paris to Quimper, postcard addressed to Quimper and postmarked "Paris, La Maison-Blanche, 3 Oct. 70" with black P.P for military free frank and blue boxed "Marins de Lorient" unit marking of the 2nd Battalion of naval marines, no arrival marking, Very Fine and rare, the Paris La Maison-Blanche is a rare postal marking with fewer than ten examples known on balloon mail, probably carried by the Armand Barbès; signed Goebel. Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $550