Commemorative Medals, Ballooning and postal interest, France, the Siege of Paris, Balloon flights and Pigeon Post, pewter medals (4), each obv. a balloon and details and date of flight, revs. pigeon with spread wings: 'Le Denis Papin', 7 October, 1870; 'Le Guillaume Tell', 14 October 1870; 'Le Lafayette', 19 October 1870; 'Le Genéral Chanzy', 21 December, 1870, each 29.5mm. (Malpas 67, 48, 52, 71), fine to very fine, all rare by nature of the metal from which they are struck (4)
(100-150 GBP)