North Vietnam, Chrysanthemums, June 20th, 1974, Michel Nr. 763-770; Seven stamps with the nominals of 12 xu (two stamps), 20 xu, 30 xu, 40 xu, 50 xu, 60 xu and 1 Dong ere issued in perforation 12 and im-perforated.

Mint set in blocks of four:

Here is the mint imperforate set:

Rare single franking of the 12xu stamp on a local letter sent to Ho Chi Minh Coty in 1977.

Very rare express mail letter sent to Klewitz in October of 1974. The letter features half of the Chrysanthemum set im-perforated. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The letter features an overall postage of 1.62 Dong which appears to be in excess of the required postage of 1.00 Dong.Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Another very rare express mail letter mailed to Klewitz in October of 1974 featuring the other half of the im-perforated set. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The letter features an overall postage of 1.62 Dong which appears to be in excess of the required postage of 1.00 Dong.Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking featuring the complete Albania set together with stamps from the Chrysanthemum and Air Defense set paying an overall postage of 1.44D on a letter sent from Hanoi to France in July of 1975.

Mixed franking of two of the 12xu Democratic Republic stamps together with a 20xu Chrysanthemum and 1 Dong Air Defense stamps paying an overall postage of 1.44D on an air-mail letter from Hanoi to France in September of 1975.

Mixed franking of the 40xu Chrysantemum stamps together with the 40xu Media Plant stamp and 1Dong Nguyen Du stamp paying an overall postage of 2.20D on a letter to Sweden.

Mixed franking featuring five of the 12xu Kopernikus stamps together with the 30xu Domestic Wildlife and 50xu Chrysanthemum stamps for an overall postage of 1.40 on a letter fragment sent to Switzerland.

Rare registered express mail letter sent to Klewitz from July of 1975. The letter carries the 50 xu value of the perforated set plus parts of the 1975 medicinal plant set im-perforated. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage amounted to 3.22 Dong which appears to be higher than the required tariff for a standard 20 gram registered express mail letter (2.10 Dong). Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Very rare letter sen to Klewitz in March of 1976. It carries the im-perforated souvenir sheet plus a range of im-perforated other NVN stamps. The 40 xu Chrysanthemum stamp is on the reverse. Souvenir sheets and imperforate stamps postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage of the letter amounted to 3.58 Dong which appears to be in excess of the required tariff (1.50 Dong for a standard 20 gram express mail letter).

Rare registered express mail letter sent to Klewitz in August of 1978. The letter carries the other half of the perforated set plus two of the Chrysanthemum stamps for an overall postage of 4.00 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Rare express mail letter sent to Klewitz in October of 1978. It carries the HCM Museum set four times plus other NVN stamps for an overall postage of 4.90 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Rare registered express mail letter mailed to Klewitz in August of 1978. The letter carries half of the perforated set plus the 12 xu International Women Day with the color variety “grey-olive” instead “olive-brown”. There are also a number of the Chrysanthemum stamps. The overall postage amounted to 4.10 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Another rare registered express mail letter mailed to Klewitz in August of 1978. The letter carries the other half of the perforated plus the 40 xu Chrysanthemum stamp. The overall postage amounted to 4.04 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registration Nr. 102200

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