Remarkable postcard : The Liêu Dê Case

1908 Liêu Dê Pagoda

17 novembre 1908
Pagode de liêu Dê
Carte remarquable

selling price 220 Euros (year 2016)

Carte remarquable

Sergeant Jovillain of the 10th Colonial Infantry Regiment was mortally wounded there during an engagement with a pirate band. He succumbed the next day.

(General report November 47, 1908 ; General Piel)

here is the common card from the publisher Dieulefils

Tonkin - Yen The -
8 pirates de la bande du Dê Tham tués dans l’affaire de Lieu Dé
17 novembre 1908
Dieulefils rouge 3301 - #454
dieulefils

same subject selling price between 7 and 12 euros

Another card, same theme, attributed to Bonal

17 novembre 1908 - Pagode de liêu Dê
carte photo attribuée à Bonal

selling price between 35 and 80 euros

Jovillain Jules, Alexandre (15-09-1877 - 18-11-1908)
Sergeant in the 10th Colonial, registration number 8 ic 2378
Death certificate 87 - Hanoi

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