Unified Vietnam, 125 Years International Red Cross, February 17th, 1988, Michel Nr. 1903; A single stamp with a 10D nominal was issued in perforation 12.75.
Here is the int stamp from the bottom left corner of the sheet.
Mint block of four on which there top left stamp shows the plate error of “broken D in Do VA”.
Detailed scan of the affected area
Mint pair on which the right stamp shows a production flaw of color blob in left frame.
Detailed scan of the affected area
This stamp was not officially released imperforate however some imperforate trial proofs have come to market. Here is an imperforate mint block of four.
Registered air mail letter sent in May of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated and imperforate Red Cross stamp plus stamps from the Railways (Souvenir-sheet) and Fish sets for an overall postage of 1,530 (including the red free frank of 1,260D). Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered air mail letter sent in June of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated and imperforate Red Cross stamp plus stamps from the Railways (Souvenir-sheet), Bach Dang, HAFNIA Airplanes and Afro-Asian Solidarity (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 1,542 (including the red free frank of 1,007D). Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered air mail letter sent in January of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries an imperforate block of four of the 10D Paracel and Spratly Island stamp plus stamps from the Red Cross, 30 Years Socialist Newspaper, Hydro Stations, Tourism and Union Congress sets for an overall postage of 6,490D (including the red free frank for 4,000D). Imperforate trial proofs on postally used cover are basically unheard off. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Mixed franking of the Mushroom set together with stamps from the Red Cross and Poultry sets paying an overall postage of 2,896D (Including the red free frank for 2,720D) on a registered international air mail letter sent from HCM City to Hong Kong in July of 1988.
Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate Off-shore Oil Production stamps plus stamps from the Red Cross, Party Decisions, HAFNIA Airplanes and Cacti sets for an overall postage of 2,426D (including the red free frank for 201D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Folds custom cachet on front.
Registered express air mail letter sent in July of 1988 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the Economic Assistance stamps plus stamps from the Red Cross, Insects (stamp from souvenir-sheet), Party Decisions and Youth Festival sets. Imperforate stamps or stamps from souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. The Youth Festival stamps were still denominated in old Dong while all other stamps were already denominated in new Dong. The Vietnamese Government conducted a devaluation of the Dong on September 14th, 1985. This meant that all stamps issued prior to this date were only worth one tenth at the time of mailing. The overall postage hence amounted to 13 oD = 1.3 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (630 nD) and the red free frank for 800D for 1,431.3 nD. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate tete-beche in a block of four plus stamps from the Red Cross, Bach Dang, Roses and Child Inoculation sets for an overall postage of 5,150D (including the red free frank for 4,575D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered express air mail letter sent in October of 1988 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the Union Congress set plus stamps from the Red Cross (including one imperforate), Fish (imperforate), Ocean Creatures, Roses, Le’ Lo’i (imperforate) sets. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The Ocean Creature stamps were still denominated in old Dong while all other stamps were already denominated in new Dong. The Vietnamese Government conducted a devaluation of the Dong on September 14th, 1985. This meant that all stamps issued prior to this date were only worth one tenth at the time of mailing. The overall postage hence amounted to 9 oD = 0.90 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (386 nD) and the red free frank for 4,691D for 5,077.9 nD.
Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated and imperforate 2,000D Hydro Station stamp plus stamps from the Cacti, and Red Cross sets for an overall postage of 7,070D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet.
Registered air mail letter sent on March 27th, 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the other half of the perforated Helikopters set and perforated souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the USSR Friendship Treaty, Re Cross (imperforate), Mutual Economic Aid, Child Inoculation, Cambodian National Day, INDIA Stamp Exhibition and Tourism sets for an overall postage of 6,280D (including the red free frank for 3,975D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered air mail letter sent in December of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate USSR Friendship stamp plus stamps from the Mutual Economic Aid, Hydro Stations, Off-shore Oil Production, Red Cross, Cacti (imperforate) and Fish (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 6,695D (including the red free frank for 3,050D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered air mail letter sent in December of 1989 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate stamps from the Inoculation set plus stamps from the Red Cross (imperforate), INDIA Stamp Exhibition (imperforate) and Horses sets for an overall postage of 10,270D (including the red free frank for 8,160D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on the front.
Registered air mail letter sent in December of 1989 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate stamps from the Inoculation set plus stamps from the Red Cross, INDIA Stamp Exhibition (imperforate) and Horses sets for an overall postage of 9,760D (including the red free frank for 6,100D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on the front.
Registration Nr. 104510
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