3 very fine and interesting Ballons Montés including a superb "Franklin", date stamp "SC rouge" of December 3, 1870 n°29 "20c bleu Empire" on the newspaper "La Cloche" of November 20, 1870, certificate J.fr Brun. We have 1 n°37 (20c Siège de Paris), German Havas dispatch for Cologne, Arans, carried by "Le Daguerre" (signed J. Fr Brun) and "La Ville de Chateaudun", on Dépêche Ballon, also franked by 1 n°37, departure: November 4, arrival: November 9, corresponding dates for Calvados.