Unified Vietnam, Old Sail Ships, June 10th, 1990, Michel Nr. 2196-2203, Block 81; Seven stamps with nominal of 100D, 500D, 1,000D (three stamps), 2,000D and 3,000D were issued in perforation 13 and imperforate. There was also a souvenir-sheet with a 4,200D nominal that was issued perforated (13.25:12.75) and imperforate. There are questions about the actual issuance date of this set. Klewitz reports it to be March 10th, 1990 and First Day Covers with the March date are known to exist.

Here is the mint perforated set

and here the mint imperforate stop set

Registered air mail letters sent in July of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Old Sail Ship stamp set plus stamps from the World Cup Italy set for an overall postage of 9,750D (including the red free frank for 50D). Imperforate stamps on postally used letter are very rare.

Registered air mail letters sent in July of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries  imperforate and perforated Old Sail Ship stamps and the perforated souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the World Cup Italy set for an overall postage of 13,050D (including the two red free franks for 1,500D). Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare.

Mixed franking of the Old Sail Ship set together with stamps from the Reforestation stamp (6) paying an overall postage of 23,102D (Including the two red free franks for 14,500D) on a registered international letter sent from HCM City to Hong Kong in October of 1990.

Mixed franking of the Ship and Protection of Forest sets together with the Old Sail Ship souvenir-sheet paying an overall postage of 23,100D (including the red free frank for 10,800D) on a registered international air mail letter sent from HCM City to Hong Kong in December of 1990. Postally used souvenir-sheets on cover are very rare.

Mixed franking of the Truck and Post & Telecommunication sets together with the Old SailShip souvenir-sheet and the Post Education stamp paying an overall postage of 20,100D (including the red free frank for 7,400D) on a registered international air mail letter sent from Him City to Hong Kong in November fo 1990. Souvenir-Sheets on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letters sent in July of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries  imperforate and perforated Old Sail Ship stamps plus stamps from the World Cup Italy set for an overall postage of 10,250D (including the red free frank for 1,850D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letters sent in July of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries  imperforate and perforated Old Sail Ship stamps plus stamps from the World Cup Italy set for an overall postage of 12,800D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letters sent in September of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries  perforated Old Sail Ship stamps and the perforated and imperforate souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Old Capital Hue set for an overall postage of 18,000D.Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare.

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 July 18th, 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries a pair of the Communist Party II stamps plus stamps from the Sharks, Old Sail Ships (imperforate), Pioneer Organization and  UN Convention sets for an overall postage of 15,600D (including the red free frank for 3,400D).

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated Cat stamps plus stamps from the Dogs, Trucks, Flowers, Old Sail Ships (imperforate) and Buttterflies (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 10,350D (including the red free frank for 950D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated and imperforate Cat souvenir-sheets plus stamps from the Trucks, Flowers, Old Sail Ships (imperforate) and Buttterflies (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 10,805D (including the red free frank for 105D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in August of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate HCM Birthday set plus stamps from the Old Sail Ships and World Cup Italy sets for an overall postage of 15,100D. (including there red free frank for 5,400D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in August of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate HCM Birthday set plus stamps from the Old Sail Ships and Capital Hue sets for an overall postage of 11,200D. (including there red free frank for 3,400D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the entire perforated Dog set plus stamps from the Old Sail Ships (Imperforate), Flowers and Soccer World Cup Italy sets for an overall postage of 18,500D (including the red free frank for 3,900D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. 

Postally used letters with these stamps are very rare as the low nominal made postal use rather difficult. Unless one was using a free frank to add additional postage the low nominals would essentially demand too much space on a standard envelope. Here is a letter mailed in August of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz with half of the overprinted series plus stamps from the Old Sail Ships, Horses, Asia Games and Ministry for Post and Telecommunications its for an overall postage of 9,256.5D (including the red free frank for 5,250D).

Postally used letters with these stamps are very rare as the low nominal made postal use rather difficult. Unless one was using a free frank to add additional postage the low nominals would essentially demand too much space on a standard envelope. Here is a letter mailed in August of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz with the other half of the overprinted series plus stamps from the Old Sail Ships, Ceramics (imperforate), Asia Games and Ministry for Post and Telecommunications its for an overall postage of 10,013.5D (including the red free frank for 5,550D).

Postally used letters with these stamps are very rare as the low nominal made postal use rather difficult. Unless one was using a free frank to add additional postage the low nominals would essentially demand too much space on a standard envelope. Here is a letter mailed in August of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz with half of the overprinted series plus stamps from the Old Sail Ships, Horses and Asia Games sets its for an overall postage of 8,801.8D (including the red free frank for 2,700D).

Postally used letters with these stamps are very rare as the low nominal made postal use rather difficult. Unless one was using a free frank to add additional postage the low nominals would essentially demand too much space on a standard envelope. Here is a letter mailed in August of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz with the other half of the overprinted series plus stamps from the Old Sail Ships, Horses and Asia Games sets its for an overall postage of 9,252.2D (including the red free franks for 3,450D).

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate Ship stamps plus stamps from the Old Sail Ship set for an overall postage of 13,400D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are ver rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate Ship stamps plus stamps from the Old Sail Ship set for an overall postage of 15,600D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are ver rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Post and Telecommunication set plus stamps from the Trucks, Old Sail Ships, Butterflies (imperforate) and World Cup Italy sets for an overall postage of 13,050 (including the red free frank for 5,000D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. 

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Thach Sanh sheetlet, the Capital Hue souvenir-sheet, the World Cup Italy souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the French Revolution II, Ships and Old Sailboat sets for an overall postage of 20,200D (including the red free frank for 1,900D). Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in October, 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries stamps from the overprinted World Cup and Soccer sets plus stamps from the Old Sail Boats (imperforate), Women Union and Postal Education Center sets for an overall postage of 16,450.17D (including the red free frank for 8,150D). The overprinted Soccer stamps that were originally issued in 1982 had a very low nominal value which made them basically useless for postal usage. Therefore these stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in October pf 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries half of the Children Aid set plus stamps from the Ships, Old Sail Ships (imperforate), Socialist Republic and the rare overprinted World Cup IV set for an overall postage of 14,251.22 (including the red free frank for 5,250D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in October pf 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the other half of the Children Aid set plus stamps from the Ships, World Cup Italy II, Old Sail Ships (imperforate), Socialist Republic, Postal Education Center and the rare overprinted World Cup IV set for an overall postage of 13,501.22 (including the red free frank for 3,250D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated Touring Car stamps and the perforated souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Old Sail Ships (imperforate), Discovery of America and Prehistoric Animal sets for an overall postage of 15,650D (including the red free frank for 3,400D) . Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated Touring Car stamps and the imperforate souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Old Sail Ships (imperforate), Discovery of America and Olympic Winter Games Albertville sets for an overall postage of 19,600D (including the red free frank for 1,200D) . Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registration Nr. 105070

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