Session 1 - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC

EUROPE AND COLONIES: France227 228227 France, 1870 (29 Dec), Bayard (BM52), folded let ter to Nantes post marked Paris (60) c.d.s., 28 Dec;20c Siege of Paris tied by mute star, backstamped Nantes (31 Dec); stamp with clipped perfs, Very Fine. Yvert €385($500). Maury 52; €500 ($660). Scott $350. Estimate $150 - 200The Bayard was carried northeast by strong winds, sometimes as high as 45 mph. The pilot managed to land justten miles short of destruction in the North Sea.228 France, 1870 (29 Dec), Bayard (BM52), en ve lope to Epoisse post marked Paris/Belleville, 27 Dec; 20cSiege of Paris tied by large nu meral “432”, backstamped Epoisse (8 Jan), F.-V.F. Yvert €385 ($500). Maury 52;€500 ($660). Scott $350. Estimate $150 - 200229 230229 France, 1870 (31 Dec), Armée de la Loire (BM53), folded let ter to Chateauroux on Ballon Montéformular let ter sheet post marked R. Bonaparte (30 Dec); 20c Siege of Paris tied by star “15”, backstampedChateauroux (7 Jan), Very Fine. Yvert €385 ($500). Maury 53; €500 ($660). Scott $350. Estimate $200 - 300230 France, 1870 (31 Dec), Armée de la Loire (BM53), folded let ter to Salles la Source post marked R.Bonaparte (30 Dec); 20c Siege of Paris tied by star “15”, backstamped Bodez (5 Jan) and Salle la Source (6 Dec);stamp with faulty cor ner, Very Fine. Yvert €385 ($500). Maury 53; €500 ($660). Scott $350.Estimate $150 - 20050 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 638 - Aug. 19, 2013