Fruits

Unified Vietnam, Fruits, December 30th, 1988, Michel Nr. 1974-1980; Seven stamps in nominals of 10D (two stamps), 20D (two stamps), 30D (two stamps) and 50D were issued in perforation 12:12.5 and imperforate. There are questions as to the actual issuance date of these stamps as Klewitz reports it to be January 28th, 1989.

Here is the mint perforated set in pairs

and here the mint imperforate set in pairs

Registered air mail letter sent in March of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Fruits set plus stamps from the Parrots (imperforate), Tourism (imperforate) and Hydro Station sets for an overall postage of 6,575D (including the red free frank for 4,280D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. 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 perforated Fruits stamps plus stamps from the Insects (souvenir-sheet), Roses (souvenir-sheet), Invalids and Hydro Station sets for an overall postage of 6,640D (including the red free frank for 3,380D). Souvenir-Sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in January of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Fruits stamps plus stamps from the Horses, French Revolution I, Hydro Stations, Cuban Revolution and FINLANDIA Stamp Exhibition sets for an overall postage of 8,110D (including the red free frank for 3,290D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in January of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Fruits stamps plus stamps from the Horses, French Revolution I, Hydro Stations, Cuban Revolution and FINLANDIA Stamp Exhibition, Locomotives, Off-shore Oil Production, INDIA Stamp Exhibition and 40 Years East Germany sets for an overall postage of 9,660D (including the red free frank for 2,360D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in March of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh to Klewitz. The letter carries two sets of the Cambodian National Day stamps plus stamps from the Parrots (imperforate), Hydro Stations, Fruits and Off-shore Oil Production sets for an overall postage of 6,400D (including the red free frank for 2,000D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in March of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated and imperforate Animals stamps plus stamps from the Off-shore Oil Production, Hydro Stations and Fruit sets for an overall postage of 6,490D (including the red free frank for 3,220D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in July as a mixed currency franking of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated stamps from the Turtle set plus stamps from the Peace Meeting, Bach Dang, Off-shore Oil Production, Fruits, Hydro Stations and Cambodian National Day sets. The Peace Meeting stamp was still denominated in old Dong while all other stamps were already denominated in new Dong. The Vietnamese Government conducted a devaluation of the Dong on September 14th, 1985. This meant that all stamps issued prior to this date were only worth one tenth at the time of mailing. The overall postage hence amounted to 5 oD = 0.50 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (3,600 nD) and the red free frank for 6,260nD for 9,860.5 nD. Green Fulda custom cachet on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1989 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate Ice Dancing stamps plus stamps from the Fruits, Youth Festival, Hydro Stations, Dong Da and Communication sets. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The Youth Festival stamps were still denominated in old Dong while all other stamps were already denominated in new Dong. The Vietnamese Government conducted a devaluation of the Dong on September 14th, 1985. This meant that all stamps issued prior to this date were only worth one tenth at the time of mailing. The overall postage hence amounted to 5 oD = 0.50 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (3,330nD) plus the red free frank for 6,240 nD for 9,570.5 nD. Green Fulda custom cachet on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in March of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate Cosmonautic stamps plus stamps from the Hydro Stations, Fruits, Dong Da, Inter-Parlamentarian Union and Water Lilies (imperforate) sets. for an overall postage of 6.470D (including the red free frank for 2,860D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Cosmonautics set plus stamps from the Fruits, Hydro Station and INDIA Stamp Exhibition sets for an overall postage of 6,450D. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letters ent in March of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries pairs of the perforated and imperforate Communist Party set plus stamps from the Fruits and Off-shore Oil Production sets for an overall postage of 8,000D (including the red free frank for 3,930D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.