South Vietnam, Wounded Soldiers, September 1st, 1972, Michel Nr. SVN 514-516; Three stamps in nominals of 9D, 16D and 100D were issued in perforation 13.5.
Here is the mint set.
and here the 9 and 100D stamps postally used.
These stamps were not officially released imperforate, however, a small number of imperforate trial proofs have come to market. Here is the imperforate set.
Enpreuves de Luxe; printed on thin cardboard paper.
Single franking of the 9D value paying the 50% discounted military rate on a letter sent by a member of the military to a civilian in Saigon in January of 1973. Curiously the letter features two KBC cachets. KBC 3317 was the Naval Headquarters in Saigon but nothing is known of KBC 6666.
Multiple franking of the 9D value (6) paying an overall postage of 54D on an international air mail letter sent from Bon Duang (small post office) to France in January of 1973.
Mixed franking of the 9D Wounded Soldier stamps (2) together with the 1D and 40D Harvest stamps paying an overall postage of 59D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in December of 1972.
Mixed franking of the 1D Harvest value together with the 9D Wounded Soldier stamp on a domestic letter sent by a member of the military (KBC 6066/ a yet unlisted KBC number on the official SICP KBC listing) to a civilian in Cholon in April of 1973. Cancelled with the mute “Quan Buu” military cancel.
Mixed franking of the 9D Wounded Soldier stamp together with the 1D Harvest stamp paying an overall postage of 10D on a domestic letter sent by a member of the military (Hom Thu 93).
Mixed franking of the Interpol set together with stamps from the 200,000 Returnees, World Telecommunication Day, Vietnamese Aviation, Wounded Soldiers, Emperor Quang Trung, Rural Development, Wax Soldiers, Civil Defense, Craft and Harvest sets paying an overall postage of 340D on a registered intretaional air mail letter sent from Con Son to West Germany in September of 1973. Red Fulda post office cachet on front. Ex Klewitz.
Mixed franking of the 25D Interpol stamp together with stamps from the Year of the Book, Fisheries, Victory at Quang Tri, Wax Soldiers and Wounded Soldier sets paying an overall postage of 90D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to West Germany in April of 1973.
Single franking of the 100D value on an international air mail letter sent sent from Cam Du to the United States.
Single franking of the 100D Wounded Soldier stamp sent on a domestic registered air mail letter sent from Nha Trang to Saigon in January of 1975. Black propaganda cachet on front.
Detailed scan of the propaganda cachet “International Conference on Children and development of the State”
Mixed franking of the 100D stamp together with the 30D Craft stamp paying an overall postage of 130D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States.
Mixed franking of the 100D Wounded Soldier stamps (2) together with the 30D Craft stamp paying an overall postage of 230D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in February of 1973.
Mixed franking of the 100D Wounded Soldier stamps together with the 5D Year of the Book stamp paying an overall postage of 205D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to West Germany in May of 1972.
Mixed franking of the 100D Wounded Soldier stamp together with the 10D Wax Soldier stamp paying an overall postage of 110D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States.
Mixed franking of the 100D Wounded Soldier stamp together with a 25D Vietnamese Aviation stamp paying an overall postage of 125D on an international letter sent from Saigon to the United States in February of 1974.
Mixed franking of the 100D Wounded Soldier stamp together with the 40D Wax Soldier stamp paying an overall postage of 140D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in March of 1975. Less than two months thereafter the Saigon regime fell to the North Vietnamese.
Mixed franking of the 100D Wounded Soldier stamp together with stamps from the Wax Soldier and Calligraph sets paying an overall postage of 130D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States.
Mixed franking of the 100D Wounded Soldiers (3) together with the 50D National Unity stamp paying an overall postage of 350D on an international express air mail letter sent from Saigon to West Germany in January of 1973. Frankfurt Airport and Darmstadt transit cancels on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the 100D Wounded Soldier stamps (5) together with three 10D Year of the Buffalo stamps paying an overall postage of 530D on a rare international express mail letter sent from Phan Thiet to West Germany in March of 1974. Ex Klewitz. Frankfurt transit and Fulda arrival cancels on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the 100D Wounded Soldier stamps (5) together with stamps from the Fishery and Sampan Boats sets paying an overall postage of 590D on a registered international letter sent from Saigon to the United States in August of 1974. Los Angeles arrival cancel o the reverse.
Spectacular franking of the 100D Wounded Soldier stamp (63) together with the 50D Calligraphy stamp paying an overall postage of 6350D on a very large envelope that weighed 925g and as sent from Saigon to France in April of 1973.
Registration Nr. 201220
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