Unified Vietnam, 60. Anniversary of the October Revolution, November 7th, 1977, Michel Nr. 939-942; Four stamps with nominals of 12 xu (two stamps), 50 xu and 1 Dong were issued in perforation 12.0.

First Day Cover of the entire set.

Rare local letter featuring a single franking of one of the 12xu stamps sent von Cantho to Phu Nhun in April of 1978. Ho Chi Minh transit cancels the reverse.

Another rare local letter featuring a single franking of one of the 12xu values sent to Ho Chi Minh City.

Rare local letter featuring a single franking of the 12 bus stamps from Cat Nam Tan (small post office) to HCM City in April of 1978.

Single franking of the 1 Dong value on an international letter sent from Hai Phong to Switzerland in May of 1978.

Mixed franking with two nice blocks of four of both of the 12xu stamps together with two Dragon Fly and October Revolution stamps paying an overall postage of 2.08D on an air-mail letter to Paris, France.

Postcard sent in December of 1978 to Budapest, Hungary. The card failed one of the 50xu Sculptures plus one of the 50xu October Revolution stamps for a total postage of 1D.

Mixed franking of three October Revolution stamps together with two Dragon Flies stamps and the 12xu Luna stamp paying an overall postage of 2.08D on an air-mail letter sent to Paris, France in 1979.

Mixed franking of three of the October Revolution stamps  together with other NVN stamps from the period paying an overall postage of 2.08D  on an air-mail letter sent to Paris, France in January of 1978.

Mixed franking of three of the October Revolution stamps tighter with other NVN stamps paying an overall postage of 2.08D on an air-mail letter to Paris, France in 1978.

Mixed franking of three 1D October Revolution stamps together with other NVN stamps and one 6xu National Liberation Front stamp from 1976. As of 1976 the currency for North and South Vietnam had been harmonized so this mixed franking between NLF and North Vietnam stamps was permitted.

Mixed franking of the 40xu Dragon Fly stamps together with a range of other NVN stamps and a 40xu red free frank paying an overall postage of 3.40D on a registered air-mail letter sent to Marseille, France in July of 1978.

Rare registered express mail letter sent to Klewitz in December of 1977. The letter carries the entire set twice plus some early NVN stamps for an overall postage of 4.01 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel and Fulda green custom stamp on the reverse.

Very rare registered express mail letter sent in June of 1978 to Klewitz. It carries a mixed franking that includes one of the 50 xu and three of the 1 Dong stamps. There are also four of the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) stamps. The currency of the Viet Cong stamps represented the currency of the South Vietnamese Regime and hence was not compatible with the Dong of North Vietnam. Also Viet Cong stamps were, according to postal regulations, not to be used or cancelled in the North. This regulation clearly was disregarded in this particular case. Ignoring the invalid Viet Cong stamps the overall postage amounted to 5.10 Dong. The red free-frank on front shows “000” but was required to produce the registration label to the left. Red two line hand-stamp applied by the sender that states that the letter was franked by the sender Frankfurt arrival cancel on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachets on front.

Mixed franking of three October Revolution stamps together with other NVN stamps paying an overall postage of 2.08D on an air-mail letter to Paris, France in January of 1978.

Mixed franking of the 60xu Dragon Fly stamp together with two 1 Dong October Revolution stamps paying an overall 3.80 on a larger air-mail letter sent from Ho Chi Minh City to Paris, France in January of 1978.

Mixed franking or a number of the Orchid stamps together with the 1D October revolution stamp paying an overall postage of 2.60D on an air-mail letter to Paris, France.

Mixed franking on a letter front of the 20xu Cuban Vietnamese Brotherhood stamp plus the 10xu HCM stamp and 1D October Revolution stamp for an overall postage of 1.30D on an air mail letter to Hong Kong.

Very rare registered express mail letter sent in June of 1978 to Klewitz. It carries a mixed franking that includes one of the 50 xu and three of the 1 Dong stamps. There are also one of the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) stamps. The currency of the Viet Cong stamps represented the currency of the South Vietnamese Regime and hence was not compatible with the Dong of North Vietnam. Also Viet Cong stamps were, according to postal regulations, not to be used or cancelled in the North. This regulation clearly was disregarded in this particular case. Ignoring the invalid Viet Cong stamps the overall postage amounted to 3.34 Dong. Frankfurt train transit and Fulda arrival cancels on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachets on front.

Mixed franking mated in January of 1978 to Paris, France. The letter carries the 5 xu map stamp plus some stamps of the October Revolution stamps for an overall postage of 2.08 Dong.

Air Mail letter mailed from Ho Chi Minh City in August of 1978 to Hong Kong using two of the 2D Total Liberation series plus five of the 1D October Revolution and one of the 12 xu stamps for a total postage of 11.12D.

Air mail letter sent in July of 1978 to Hong Kong using a mixed franking of the Gold Fish, October Revolution, Protected Birds, Orchid etc. sets for an overall postage of 4.85D.

Air mail letter from February of 1978 sent to Paris, France. It carries a block of ten of the 10 xu stamp, an October Revolution and the “Poland” and Communist Party stamps for an overall postage of 2.08 Dong.

Rare express mail letter sent to Klewitz in July of 1978. It carries the entire set, some of the October revolution stamps , orchid stamps and Communist Party Congress stamps. The overall postage amounted to 4.95 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Very rare registered express mail letter featuring half of the im-perforated set together with other NVN stamps from the period (including stamps from the October Revolution set). Im-perfroated stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage amounted to 3.44 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Another very rare registered express mail letter featuring the other half of the im-perforated set together with other NVN stamps from the period (including some stamps from the October revolution set). Im-perfroated stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage amounted to 3.14 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Rare registered express mail letter sent from Hai Phong to Klewitz in June of 1979. It features half of the perforated prehistoric animal set plus two of the  stamps from the October revolution set for an overall postage of 4.96 Dong. Bad Nauheim transit and Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Fulda green custom cachet on front.

Air mail letter sent in April of 1978 from Ho Chi Minh City to Paris, France. It carries one of the October Revolution stamps. The overall postage amounted to 3.44 Dong.

Rare express mail letter sent from Hai Phong to Klewitz in August of 1978. it caries a number of different color variations (including the blue stem and blue pistil variations) of the flower stamps plus three of the October revolution stamps. The overall postage amounted to 4.82 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Very rare registered express mail letter sent to Klewitz in September of 1978. The letter caries half of the im-perforated Sport Games set plus three stamps from the October revolution set. Im-perforated stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage amounted to 3.45 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Registered letter sent to Klewitz in June of 1982 sent from Nguyen Trai. It carries the National Union Congress set plus other NVN stamps for an overall postage of 11.04 (including the 8 Dong from the red free frank on the back). Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Rare registered express mail letter mailed to Klewitz in December of 1980. The letter carries four of the Goat Beetle stamps plus  the October Revolution set for an overall postage of 4.38 Dong. The two military free franks issued 1971-1972 were only valid for inland mail but were cancelled without any remark. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered letter sent from Quan 5 (Cholon) to West Germany in May of 1981. The letter carries the entire set in different color variations plus a strip of five of the October revolution stamps for an overall postage of 7.90 Dong. Partial green Fulda custom cachet on front. Unusual red Quan 5 cancel.

Registration Nr. 102600

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