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The Siege of Paris Balloon Monte

The first of the few Boule de Moulins covers to safely make it into Paris
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Paris

A telegram receipt for a pigeongramme carried out of Paris during the Siege.

A First Day Cover for the French 1983 stamp for the first manned free balloon flight, by Pilatre de Rozier
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1132.htm

A coded letter carried by the General Chanzy, which was captured by the Prussians

A Balloon Monte cover addressed to St. Petersburg, Russia, carried out of Paris October 28, 1870.

A cover recovered from the crash of Le Jacquard, which was lost at sea.
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars1800s/p/siegeofparis.htm