France 1870 Sixth Balloon of the Siege entire letter

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France 1870 Sixth Balloon of the Siege entire letterFrance Sixth Balloon of the Siege: 1870 entire letter to Birmingham franked by Napoleon III 30c Empire, cancelled by Paris '20' star cancel, with circular date stamp dated '29 SEPT' alongside; carried on the 'Armand Barbs' which departed on the 7th October, backstamped by Birmingham arrival mark for 'OC 13'. The letter was written in English to the French Consul, 40 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham. A very fine quality entire letter and much finer than most

A very fine quality rarity

Two extraordinary artefacts of British popular culture

A 14 x 10 foot piece of red carpet walked on by Pope Benedict XVI

A scarce King Edward VII specialised philatelic item

some scattered light toning and soling

A very rare error

Pablo Picasso Autographed Postcard

Demme: “Jonathan Demme”

handwritten and signed by the song's author Samuel Francis Smith

Otis Redding Autograph

000 of the 3c Revenue stamps received from England were surcharged with different values

Also included are four stamps bearing William’s likeness and another unsigned first day cover