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Tissandier, Gaston 43175. Signed “A mon ami Camille Gravis, Gaston Tissandier 11 Mai 1896.”Renowned balloonist. 43176. Gaston Tissandier’s Balloon. 43398. Assembly of the first electrically propelled hot air balloon, invented by brothers Albert and Gaston Tissandier, circa 1883.