Paintings of the Four Seasons

Unified Vietnam, Paintings of the Four Seasons, January 4th, 1999, Michel Nr. 2959-2962; Four stamps in nominals of 400D, 1,000D, 3,000D and 12,000D were issued in perforation 13.5:13 and imperforate.

Here is the mint perforated set in horizontal pairs

and here the mint imperforate set in horizontal pairs

Official First Day Cover

Single franking of the 400D value on a local letter sent from HCM City to Dien Bien Phu in March of 1999.

Mixed franking of the Four Season set plus the 300D INDIA 89 Exhibition stamp and a red free frank for 9,200D on an international air mail letter sent from Chi Son (small post office) to Lithuania and paying an overall postage of 25,900D. Long Xuyen transit and Vilnius arrival transit on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in February of 1999 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Paintings of the Four Seasons set plus stamps from the ASEAN and Year of the Cat (souvenir-sheet) sets for an overall postage of 30,400D. Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in August of 1999 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Year of the Cat souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Paintings of the Four Seasons and Paper Kite sets for an overall postage of 42,800D. Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt.

Registered air mail letter sent in August of 1999 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Year of the Cat souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Paintings of the Four Seasons and Paper Kite sets for an overall postage of 40,800D. Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt.

Registered air mail letter sent in March of 1999 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Paintings of the Four Seasons set plus stamps from the International Stamp Exhibition ITALIA 98 (souvenir-sheet), Discovery of America and World Exposition Sevilla sets for an overall postage of 32,600D. Souvenir-Sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in March of 1999 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Paintings of the Four Seasons set plus stamps from the Domestic Pheasants (imperforate souvenir-sheet), Discovery of America and World Exposition Sevilla sets for an overall postage of 30,800D. Souvenir-Sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1999 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Junk set plus stamps from the Bird of Prey (imperforate) and Paintings of the four Season sets for an overall postage of 27,000D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in August of 1999 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries pairs of the For the Protection of Children set plus stamps from the 1997 For the Children set, World Women Conference, Paintings for the Seasons and Bonsai sets for an overall postage of 27,000D. Incoming German Post registration receipt.

Air mail letter sent in July of 2000 from Quan 4 to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Cock Fight set plus stamps from the Le Thanh Tong, 70 Years Communist Party, Seasonal Flowers, Legends of Sword Lake, Year of Peace Culture and Quay Nho’n sets for an overall postage of 25,800D

Air Mail letter sent in May of 2000 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the Saola Antelope miniature-sheet (Perf. 13.5:13.25) plus stamps from the Flowers for the Season set for an overall postage of 43,000D.

Registered air mail letter sent in December of 2000 from Ban Co to Klewitz. The letter carries the 55 Years Troops of the Interior Ministry set in pairs plus stamps from the Saola Antelope (Perf. 13.5:13.25), Seasonal Flowers, Le Dynasty and 500 kV Power Line sets for an overall postage of 29,200D.

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 9. National Women Congress stamp together with stamps from the Euro Soccer Cup, Paintings of the Four Seasons (imperforate) and Mushroom sets paying an overall postage of 28,400D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in June of 2002. Imperforate stamps on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.