Lilies

Unified Vietnam, Lilies, April 15th, 1997, Michel Nr. 2841-2844; Four stamps in nominals of 400D, 1,000D, 5,000D and 10,000D were issued in perforation 13 and imperforate.

Here is the mint perforated set in horizontal pairs

Here is the mint imperforate set in horizontal pairs

Singe franking of the 400D value on a domestic air mail letter sent within HCM City in June of 1997.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1997 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Lilie set plus stamps from the Orchid and Fallen Solider sets for an overall postage of 28,800D. Orange German Post electronic code in front.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1997 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Lilie set plus stamps from the Seasonal Flower sets for an overall postage of 32,600D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Orange German Post electronic code in front.

Registered air mail letter sent in March of 1998 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the Basket Works set plus stamps from the Lilies set for an overall postage of 29,600D. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in March of 1993 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries a pair of the 30.Anniversary of the Set Offensive stamps plus stamps from the Lilies (one imperforate) and Day the Child sets for an overall postage of 25,800D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in June of 1998 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the 300 Years Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City souvenir-sheet plus the VIETSTAMPEX vignette and stamps from the Ceramics (imperforate) , Domestic Pheasants (imperforate souvenir-sheet) , Lilies and 1995 Remembrances sets for an overall postage of 44,550D (including the red free frank for 8,400D). Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1999 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Landscapes in South Vietnam set plus stamps from the Lilies (two imperforate) and Landscapes in Central Vietnam (imperforate) set for an overall postage of 43,600D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Orange routing code by the German Post on front. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in August of 1999 from Ban Co to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Colonial Architecture set plus stamps from the Lilies set for an overall postage of 35,600D. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in August of 1999 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Colonial Architecture set plus stamps from the Lilies set for an overall postage of 35,600D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1999 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries six of the Birth of the 6,000,000,000th Human stamps plus stamps from the Women Clothing (imperforate), Junks, Medical Plants and Lilie (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 48,400D (including the red free frank for 5,800D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in February of 2000 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries a pair of the 200. Birthday ofNguyen Van Sieu stamp plus stamps from the Colonial Architecture (one imperforate), Squid and Lilie sets for an overall postage of 52,800D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in March of 2000 as a mixed currency mailing from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries block of four of the 150. Birthday of Tran Xuan Soan stamp plus stamps from the Fruits, Lilies (imperforate) and Qi Baishi (imperforate) and World Union Congress sets. The World Union Congress block of four shows a significant passer-shift of the green color downwards. Imperforate stamps and error stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The Union Congress stamps were still denominated in old Dong. On September 14th, 1985 the Vietnamese Government conducted a currency devaluation in which the old Dong was devalued by 10:1. Stamps issued prior to that date were hence only worth one tenth of their original face value. The overall postage of the letter therefore amounted to 20 oD :10 = 2 nD plus stamps in new Dong (34,000 nD) plus the red free frank for 7,900 nD for a total of 41,900 nD. Orange German Post route coding on front. Incoming German Post registration receipt o the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in March of 2000 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the 70 Years Communist Party of Vietnam set plus stamps from the Fruits (Perf. 13.5:13.25), Lilies and 1995 Remembrance sets for an overall postage of 43,000D (including the red free frank for 9,000D). Orange German Post route coding on front. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in February of 2001 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries blocks of four of the Domestic Plants: Melastomataceae set (Perf. 13.5:13.25) plus stamps from the Lilies (two imperforate) and Execution of Party Decisions (Tête-bêche-Pair) for an overall postage of 29,400D (including the red free rank for 1,000D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Orange German Post electronic route coding on front. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the perforated 5,000D and imperforate 10,000D (2) Lilliies stamps paying an overall postage of 25,000D on a registered air mail letter sent from Hanoi to Klewitz in December of 1997. Imperforate stamps on postally used letters are very hard to find.