Session 1 - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC

EUROPE AND COLONIES: France205 206205 France, 1870 (2 Nov), Fulton (BM22), small folded let ter to Lille post marked R. du Pont-Neuf, 29 Oct;20c Na po leon Lau re ate tied by per fectly struck star “17”, backstamped Lille (5 Nov); stamp with nibbed cor ner, oth -er wise Ex tremely Fine. Yvert €345 ($450). Maury 22; €450 ($590). Scott $325. Estimate $150 - 200This flight was made in extreme cold and the ascent was so rapid that the pilot, M. Le Gloannec, was thrownagainst the side of the basket. He contracted pneumonia during the flight and died eight days later.206 France, 1870 (4 Nov), Ferdinand Flocon (BM23), folded let ter to Beau mont -de-Lomagne post markedPl. de la Bourse, 2 Nov; 20c Na po leon Lau re ate tied by star “1”, backstamped Bor deaux à Cette and Beau mont-de-Lomagne (6 Nov), Very Fine. Yvert €360 ($470). Maury 23; €400 ($520). Scott $275. Estimate $150 - 200207 208207 France, 1870 (6 Nov), Ville de Chateaudun (BM25), tri an gu lar folded let ter to Vesoul post marked R.des Feuillantines, 5 Nov; 20c Siege of Paris tied by star (“38”), backstamped Rioz (19 Nov), Very Fine, most un -usual. Yvert €325 ($430). Maury 25; €400 ($520). Scott $275. Estimate $200 - 300208 France, 1870 (6 Nov), Ville de Chateaudun (BM25), folded let ter to Se dan; 20c Siege of Paris tied byParis/Les Ternes c.d.s., 5 Nov, and by large nu meral “3921”, backstamped Paris à Civet (10 Nov); stamp foldedover top edge, oth er wise Very Fine. Yvert €325 ($430). Maury 25; €400 ($520). Scott $275.Estimate $150 - 20044 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 638 - Aug. 19, 2013