Unified Vietnam, Ocean Fish, April 25th, 1984, Michel Nr. 1432-1439; Eight stamps with nominals of 30xu (two stamps), 50xu, 80xu, 1D, 2D, 5D and 10D were issued in perforation 12 and imperforate.

Here is the mint perforated set

and here the mint imperforate set

Mint pair of the 1D value on which the left stamp shows the plate error of “plankton in the water”.

Detailed scan of the affected area.

Mint pair of the 2D value on which the right stamp shows the plate error “blue dot in water”.

Detailed scan of the affected area.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1984 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries half of the perforate Ocean Fish set plus stamps from the Chess, Union Conference and ASEAD sets for an overall postage of 52D (including the red free frank for 24D). Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1984 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the other half of the perforate Ocean Fish set plus stamps from the Chess, Union Conference and Sailing Ship sets for an overall postage of 52D (including the red free frank for 24D). Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Air mail letter mailed in October of 1984 from Quan 5 to Klewitz. The letter carries half of the imperforate Ocean Fish set, the Raffael souvenir-sheet and a Karl Marx stamp for an overall postage of 31.66D. Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare.

Air mail letter mailed in October of 1984 from Quan 5 to Klewitz. The letter carries the other half of the imperforate Ocean Fish set and two Karl Marx stamps for an overall postage of 28.36D. The Karl Marx stamps both show plate errorsImperforate stamps and error stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in February of 1985 from Quan 5 to Klewitz. The letter carries the se-tenant of the 5D and 3D value plus 3D Union Congress stamps that show plate errors (extra cloud next to chimney, missing clouds) and some Ocean Fish stamps for an overall postage of 48.10D. Error stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Partial green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1984 from HO Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate souvenir-sheet in blue-green pale yellow color plus stamps from the Ocean Fish and provisional overprint sets for an overall postage of 50D. The overprint on the rose stamps was mistakenly applied at top not bottom. Souvenir-sheets and error stamps on postally used cover are very rare.  Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in November of 1984 from Quan 5 (Cholon) to Klwitz. The letter carries a block of eight and a pair of the double rose overprints from the center of the sheet that shows different vertical overprint heights. There also is the yellow/black overprint that shows a vertical double perforation strike in-between stamps.  Error stamps on postally used cover are very rare. There are also stamps from the Ocean Fish and Union Congress sets for an overall postage of 52D. Green Fulds custom cachet on front.

Registered Air Mail letter sent in March of 1985 from Tan Binh to Klewitz. The letter carries a block of four of the 10D Friendship value plus blocks of four of the provisional overprints.  Two overprint stamps represent double printings of the overprint. Errors stamps on postally used cover are very rare. On the reverse there are stamps from The Ocean Fish and Sail Ship sets. The overall postage of the letter amounted to 50.9D.

Registered air mail letter sent in February of 1985 from Tan Binh to Klewitz. The letter carries half of the perforated Historic Automobile set plus stamps from the Soccer, October Revolution, Asia Games and Ocean Fish sets for an overall postage of 45.60D. Fragment of green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in February of 1985 from Tan Binh to Klewitz. The letter carries the other half of the perforated Historic Automobile set plus stamps from the Soccer, October Revolution, Friendship and Ocean Fish sets for an overall postage of 47.40D. Fragment of green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1985 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries stamps from the Intercosmos, Ocean Fish, Karl Marx, Friendship, HCM Birthday and Chrysanthemum sets for an overall postage of 72.08D. The top Fish stamp shows a plate error “damage under inscription” and the 10D Friendship value the plate error of “blue dot next to chimney”. Error stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet.

Registration Nr. 103610

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