Tennis

Unified Vietnam, Tennis, September 20th, 1993, Michel Nr. 2557-2560; Four stamps with nominals of 400D, 1,000D (two stamps) and 12,000D were issued together in a small sheetlet in perforation 13 and imperforate. There are questions about the actual issuance date of this set. Klewitz reports it to be March 30th, 1993 but offers no concrete evidence to back up that claim.

Here is the mint perforated sheetlet

and here the mint imperforate sheetlet

Registered air mail letter sent in in December of 1993 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Tennis sheetlet plus stamps from the South East Asia Games and World Cup USA sets for an overall postage of 31,700D (including the red free frank for 10,100D).

Registered air mail letter sent in in December of 1993 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Tennis sheetlet plus stamps from the World Exhibition (souvenir-sheet), World Cup USA and Motorcycle racing (one imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 35,100D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in May of 2000 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the Vietnam in the 20th Century souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Year of the Rat, Year of the Dragon and Tennis (miniature-sheet) sets for an overall postage of 45,600D. Souvenir-Sheets and miniature sheets on postally used cover are very rare.