Cover flown on June 18, 1877 "Buffalo" balloon flight from Nashville to Gallatin, Tennessee. One of three covers recorded. 5-cent Buffalo balloon airmail label affixed with additional 3-cents of postage stamps to pay for delivery to final destination; St. Louis MO. <br>Hammer price realised was US $415,000.
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.robertasiegelauctiongalleries.org/2004/874/58.jpg">Image file page</a> was sourced from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.robertasiegelauctiongalleries.org/2004/874/y8748.htm">Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries auction</a> of The Jeanette C. Rudy Collection of Tennessee Postal History auction Tuesday, April 27, 2004.