Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2020 NYINC Auction 20-22 Jan 2020
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MIXED LOTS. Quintet of Tokens and Medals relating to Ballooning Pioneers (5 Pieces). Grade Range: FINE to NEAR MINT.
Includes a British Sparrow farthing, two different medals of the Montgolfier Brothers, 1878 Henri Giffard's Captive Balloon, 1878, at the World's Fair in Paris with original ribbon and intriguing celluloid suspender. The highlight of the lot is a very choice British 35 mm silver 1784 Lunard's Aerial Ascent medal, Eimer-811, showing his paddle-equipped balloon floating above the clouds. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS.
Estimate: $200.00- $400.00
Includes a British Sparrow farthing, two different medals of the Montgolfier Brothers, 1878 Henri Giffard's Captive Balloon, 1878, at the World's Fair in Paris with original ribbon and intriguing celluloid suspender. The highlight of the lot is a very choice British 35 mm silver 1784 Lunard's Aerial Ascent medal, Eimer-811, showing his paddle-equipped balloon floating above the clouds. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS.
Estimate: $200.00- $400.00