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Auction: 11001 - Winter Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 914

France 1870-71 Siege of Paris 1870 (24 Nov.) "Lettre Journal de Paris" number 10, addressed to Jersey and bearing perf. Siege 10c. (and a 20c. now missing) with Star cancellation and c.a.d. alongside, carried by La Ville D´Orleans on its extraordinary journey, being part of the mail that was jettisoned into the sea off the Norwegian coast, Jersey arrival of 7 Dec. on the reverse; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1996). Photo Estimate £ 500-600 Note: The 10c. adhesive is not in its original position and may not originate from this entire which would not be surprising when considering that this mail was submerged in the sea

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