Paintings of the Seasons

Unified Vietnam, Paintings of the Seasons, February1st, 2001, Michel Nr. 3128-3131, Block 129; A souvenir-sheet contains four stamps with nominal of 400D, 800D, 4,000D and 10,000D was issued in perforation 13.5:13.

Here is the mint souvenir-sheet

Official First Day Cover

Single franking of the 800D value from the souvenir-sheet on domestic letter sent from Hanoi to HCM City in August of 2001. Binh Than transit cancel on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in March of 2001 from Quan 4 to Klewitz. The letter carries the Paintings of the Seasons souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Congress of the Heres of Work, Protected Fresh Water Fish, Forest Fruits and Entry into the new Millennium sets for an overall postage of 25,000D. Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in My of 2001 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the Paintings of the Seasons souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the South East Asia Games, Paintings of the Seasons I, Hibiscus, Domestic Plants and Postal Union sets for an overall postage of 32,800D. Souvenir-Sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse. Orange German Post route coding on front.

Mixed franking of the 10 Years Diplomatic Relations with South Korea stamps together with stamps from the Paintings of the Four Seasons, Gold Fish (Imperforate) and Commercial Airliners (stamp from the souvenir-sheet) paying an overall postage of 39,000D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in August of 2003. Note that the sender also attached the parallel issued stamps from South Korea which were invalid in Vietnam but that obviously escaped the notice of the postal clerk. Imperforate stamps and stamps from souvenir-sheets are very hard to find on postally used letters. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.