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OBJECT SHOWCASE: Balloon and Zeppelin Mail

Envelope carried out of Paris during the 1870 siege in the balloon "Le Garibaldi," leaving Paris at 11:30 am on October 22. It landed a two hours later only 40 kilometers away in occupied territory. Fortunately for the pilot, passenger, they escaped into French territory with their cargo.

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