Fishing Boats

Unified Vietnam, Fishing Boats, March 20th, 1989, Michel Nr. 2007-2013;Seven stamps in nominals of 10D (two stamps), 20D (two stamps), 30D (two stamps) and 50D were issued in perforation 12.75 and imperforate. Klewitz reports the issuance date of this set as January 8th, 1989 as there are First Day Covers with this date, so the date reported by Michel may not be correct.

Here is the mint perforated set

and here the mint imperforate set

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries parts of the perforated Fishing Boat set plus stamps from the Children Drawings, National Assembly and HAFNIA Airplanes sets for an overall postage of 6,440D (including the red free frank for 6,160D). Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the other parts of the perforated Fishing Boat set plus stamps from the Communist Party, Cacti and HAFNIA Airplanes sets for an overall postage of 6,452D (including the red free frank for 6,230D). There is also a strip of three military free franks issued in 1984 that was technically not allowed as international postage but apparently was accepted by the postal clerk nevertheless. The military free frank are severely mis-perforated. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries parts of the imperforate Fishing Boat set plus stamps from the October Revolution, Cacti and HAFNIA Airplanes sets for an overall postage of 6,526D (including the red free frank for 6,300D). The October Revolution stamp is imperforate on the right margin. Error and imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the other parts of the imperforate Fishing Boat set plus stamps from the Children Drawings and HAFNIA Airplanes sets for an overall postage of 6,640D (including the red free frank for 6,430D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries three sets of the French Revolution I set plus stamps from the Fishing Boats, Postal Union and Hydro Stations for an overall postage of 9,410D (including the red free frank for 5,465D). Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.