South Vietnam, Buildings and Landscapes, December 2nd, 1964, Michel Nr. SVN 324-327; Four stamps in nominals of 50c, 1D, 1.50D and 3D were issued in perforation 13. A smaller version of the 1D was issued in January of 1970 in rolls and is listed as Michel Nr. SVN 441.

Here is the mint set.

and here the postally used set.

These stamps were not officially released imperforate, however, a small number of imperforate trial proofs have come to market. Here is the imperforate set in pairs.

Enpreuves de Luxe; Imprimerie des Timbres-Poste, Paris” inscribed at bottom right.

First Day Cover

Rare multiple franking of the 50C stamps (3) paying an overall postage of 1.50D (which represented the 50% discounted military letter rate) on a letter sent by a member of the military (KBC 4311 National NCO Academy / Army Training School in Nha Trang) to a civilian in Saigon. Cancelled with the “mute” Quan Buu military cancel. Red circular bridge type KBC cachet on front.

Mixed franking pf the 50c Buildings and Landscapes stamp together with the 3D Nuclear Energy stamp paying an overall postage of 3.50D on a domestic letter sent from Hue to Saigon in April of 1965. Two Saigon machine arrival cancels on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 3D values (2) together with stamps from the Buildings and Landscapes and Defense paying an overall postage of 20.50D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to France in April of 1965. Rare rural cancel from a suburban Saigon post office. French arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 8D Dam stamps (2) together with the 0.50D Buildings and Landscapes stamp paying an overall postage of 16.50D on an international registered air mail letter set from Saigon to Japan in January of 1966. Rare destination. Tokyo arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 0.70D, 1D and 3D Human Rights stamps together with stamps from the Madonna, Revolt against Ngo Dinh Diem, Danhim Power Station, Buildings and Landscapes and Beach of Ha Tien sets paying an overall postage of 14.10D on an international air mail letter sent fromSaigon to the United States in April of 1965.

Multiple franking of the 1D value (3) paying an overall postage of 3D on a domestic letter sent from Nha Trang to Can-Tho in March of 1965. Partial Saigon arrival cancel on the reverse.

Rare multiple franking of the 1D value (8) paying an overall postage of 8D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to France.

Mixed franking of the 50c (2) and 1D Buildings and Landscapes stamps together with stamps from the Air Mail, Railway Line, Meteorology, Moral Arming of Youth, UNESCO and Revolt against Ngô Đình Diệm sets paying an overall postage of 28D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in January of 1965.

Single franking of the 1.50D stamp paying the 50% discounted military rate on a letter sent by a member of the military (KBC 4022, a military training academy) to Saigon in June of 1965. Mute Quan Buu military cancel.

Single franking of the 1.50D stamp paying the 50% discounted military rate on a letter sent by a member of the military (KBC 4007) to a civilian in Saigon. Mute Quan Buu military cancel.

Mixed franking of the 3D Buildings and Landscapes stamp together with the 2D Madonna (2) and 1D International Cooperation stamps paying an overall postage of 8D on an international air mail letter sent from Qui-Nhon (small post office) to France in December of 1965.

Mixed franking of the entire set in blocks of four on a registered air mail letter sent from Saigon to the Netherlands on December 2nd of 1964 (First Day of Issuance) paying an overall postage of 24D.

Mixed franking of the 3D Building value (4) together with the 1D International Cooperation stamp paying an overall postage of 13D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in July of 1969.

Registration Nr. 200500

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