Lot 2169

1864 (5 May) Cover by Admiral de la Grandiere to Bien Hoa by "Tram", applied with "COMMANDANT / EN CHEF / EN COCHINCHINE" oval seal. Along with "Par le Tram" annotation. Arrived Bien Hoa with bilingual cachet, With original leetter. On 1 Jan 1864, the coexistence of post office and the "Tram" were decided. "Tram" referes to a traditional postal service that mail were marked with "Par le Tram" and sent in sealed bags to localities without post office. A great rarity. Illustration fig 5, p. 13 in "Les Postes et Courriers Francaise en Extreme-Orient Livre 1 - Bureaux Francais d'Extreme-Orient de 1860 a 1895" by Desrousseaux.

1864.5.5 由交趾支那總督Admiral de la Grandièrev經“Tram”寄邊和，鈐“COMMANDANT / EN CHEF / EN COCHINCHINE”橢圓戳記。旁見“Par le Tram”批注及邊和到達戳。附原信。1864年1月1日，政府決定郵局與“Tram”並行。“Tram”為當地傳統遞信服務，信件需寫上“Par Le Tram”字樣，並封於郵袋中，多見於未設郵局的城鎮。此為極具歷史意義之珍品。Desrousseaux著《Les Postes et Courriers Francaise en Extreme-Orient Livre 1 - Bureaux Francais d'Extreme-Orient de 1860 a 1895》第13頁圖5原件。