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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/63454| Title: | Paris hot air balloon letter belonged to lawyer in Imperial court |
| Authors: | Presgrave, Anthony |
| Keywords: | Postal service -- Unclaimed mail French letters -- 19th century -- History and criticism Balloons on postage stamps |
| Issue Date: | 2017-04 |
| Publisher: | Malta Philatelic Society |
| Citation: | Presgrave, A. (2017). Paris hot air balloon letter belonged to lawyer in Imperial court. Journal of the Malta Philatelic Society, 46(1), 2-4. |
| Abstract: | A letter on a single sheet, folded to form an envelope and flown out of Paris by hot air balloon during the siege of Paris by the Prussian army has mysteriously turned up in Brisbane (Queensland) collection of the Australian National Archives. A French investigation has uncovered new information about the letter flown out of Paris during the Prussian siege in 1870. The letter was written in French on December 6, 1870 by a man named, A Mesnier to his mother in Normandy, addressed care of "Monsieur Grossin" and addressed '8 Place de la Ville, Pont-Audemer, a small town in Normandy. The letter described the harsh conditions in Paris during the siege. [excerpt] |
| Description: | The article has been adapted by Mr Anthony Presgrave APR FRPSL FRPSV ACCCF, President of the Philatelic Society of South Australia, from a story by Louise Maher 666 ABC Canberra, downloaded from the ABC web site. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/63454 |
| Appears in Collections: | JMPS - 2017 - 46(1) |
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