Unified Vietnam, Locomotives, December 30th, 1988, Michel Nr. 1966-1973, Block 65; Seven stamps in nominals of 20D (four stamps), 30D (two stamps) and 50D were issued in perforation 13:12.75 and imperforate. Klewitz reports  a September 27th, 1988 issuance date and there is a postally used letter from December 13th, 1988 (see below) that carries stamps from the set so the Michel date of December 30th may not be correct. According to Michel there are First Day Covers with a cancel dated October 10th, 1988 so the actual issuance date is not clear yet.

Stamps sold at Vietnamese post offices had no gum but stamps sold by the official Vietnamese stamp agency were gummed.

Here is the mint perforate set

and here the mint imperforate set

There is a very rare printing error known on the souvenir-sheet on which the entire black color printing run is missing.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1990 from July of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated and imperforate souvenir-sheet and perforated stamps of the Locomotives set plus stamps from the Sailing Ship set for an overall postage of 9,700D (including the red free frank for 4,850D). Souvenir sheet on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent on December 13th, 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated stamps from the Locomotives set plus stamps from the Red Cross, Child Inoculation, Hydro Stations, Cacti (imperforate) and Fish (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 6,665D (including the red free frank for 4,250D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in March of 19889 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated  stamps from the Locomotives set plus stamps from the Child Immunization, Cooperation with USSSR, Interior Ministry Troops, Ton Du’c Thang, Hydro Stations and USSR Peace Treaty sets. There is also the military free frank issued in 1986. The Cooperation with USSR stamps are present in both color variations. The Cooperation with USSR and Interior Ministry Troop 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 36 oD = 3.6 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (2,641 nD) plus the red free frank for 3,960 nD for 6,604.6nD. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent February of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated stamps from the Locomotives set plus stamps from the National Assembly,  Communist Party, Hydro Stations, Cambodian National Day, Newspaper and Parrot (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 6,552D (including the red free frank for 3,720D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent February of 1989 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated stamps from the Locomotives set plus stamps from the National Assembly, Hydro Stations, Newspaper, Ton Du’c Thang and Ocean Fish sets. The Ocean Fish 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 1.04 oD = 0.10 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (3,490 nD) plus the red free frank for 3,720 nD for 7,210.1nD.

Registered air mail letter sent March of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate stamps from the Locomotives set plus stamps from the Parrot (imperforate), Mutual Economic Assistance, Dong Da, Cuban Revolution and Inter Paralamentarian Union sets for an overall postage of 7,140D (including the red free frank for 4,350D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent March of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate stamps from the Locomotives set plus stamps from the Water Lilies (imperforate), Dong Da, Cuban Revolution, Inter Paralentarian Union sets for an overall postage of 6,955D (including the red free frank for 4,370D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent June of 1989 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated souvenir-sheet from the Locomotives set plus stamps from the Hydro Stations (one imperforate) and Bird sets. Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. The Bird 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 3.90 oD = 0.39 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (5,080 nD) plus the red free frank for 4,950 nD for 10,030.39nD. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated souvenir-sheet and stamps of the Locomotives set plus a stamp from the Hydro Station set for an overall postage of 9,860D (including the red free frank for 6,590D). Souvenir-sheet on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in Octoberof 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries two of the perforated souvenir-sheet and stamps of the Locomotives set plus stamps from the Hydro Station, Off-shore Oil Production,  Poisonous Snakes and Thanh Giong set for an overall postage of 9,830D (including the red free frank for 5,7800D). Souvenir-sheet on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate sets of the Cambodian National Day stamps plus stamps from the National Assembly, Hydro Stations, Locomotives and Invalid sets for an overall postage of 7,085D (including the red free frank for 3,505D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. 

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klwitz. The letter carries the imperforate Duck sheetlet plus stamps from the Locomotives (souvenir-sheet), Communication, 60 Years Communist Party I, Helicopters (souvenir-sheet) and 70 Years October Revolution (souvenir-sheet) sets for an overall postage of 14,850D (including the red free frank for 8,180D). Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in February of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated and imperforate Union Congress set plus stamps from the 5 Billion Humans, Hydro Stations, Le’ Lo’i, Locomotives (imperforate) and Laos sets for an overall postage of 4,810D (including the red free frank for 4,110D). The Le’ Lo’i block of four is severely misperforatedImperforate and error stamps on postally mused cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registration Nr. 104690

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