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Ballon MontéLetter This is a letter sent by Ballon Monté (balloon mail) during the 1870/71 Siege of Paris. It was written by a solder to his mother. This letter left Paris on 'Le Gambetta' piloted by Charles Duvivier. Le Gambetta took off from Gare du Nord on January 10th, 1871 at 3:30 am and arrived in Ouanne near Avallon (Yonne department) at 2:30 pm, about 140 miles from Paris. Le Gambetta had one passenger, Lefébure de Fourcy. Front of letter with 'par Ballon Monté' written on it. Also includes address, stamp and postmark. Postmark date is January 9th, 1871. Full letter in French, dated January 7th. English translation Back of the letter with postmark Dinard and dated January 17th, 1871. Follow @jeffsteiner
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