Bananas

North Vietnam, Bananas, October 25th, 1970, Michel Nr. 634-637; Four stamps in the nominals of 12 xu (two stamps) 50 xu and 1 Dong were issued perforated 12.0 and imperforate.

Here is the mint perforated set.

Here is the mint imperforate set:

Very rare registered express mail letter sent to Klewitz in March of 1971. It features the entire im-perforated set plus the im-perforated 50 xu stamp of the poison snake set of the same year. Im-perforated stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage of the letter amounted to 2.24 Dong which was likely above the required tariff of 1.60 Dong, however, the letter may have been heavier than the standard 20 grams. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking sent by Renault Engineering to France in 1976 using one of the 50 xu Bananas stamps plus some other stamps from the time period featuring an overall franking of 1.82D

Very rare express mail letter featuring two of the 12 xu and one of the 1 Dong stamps on a letter to Klewitz in August, 1974. The letter also carries a single 50 xu im-perforated stamp of the banana set from the same year. Im-perforated stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage amounted to 1.98 Dong which may have been in excess of the required tariff of 1.00 Dong for a standard express mail letter to West Germany.

Rare express mail letter from September of 1973 mailed to Klewitz and featuring all three possible attached stamp options. The overall franking of that letter was 1.70 which would have been close to the required tariff for a standard registered express mail letter to West Germany (Tariff 1.60 Dong) however, in the end the letter was not sent registered which lowered the postage to 1.00 Dong. Stamps from the banana set and Hannover and Fulda arrival cancels on the reverse.

Rare express mail letter sent to Klewitz in in September of 1975. The letter featured three of the sculpture set. The letter also features a number of im-perforated stamps including a 12 xu value of the banana set. Im-perforated stamps postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage amounted to 3.30 Dong which appears to be high as compared to a standard express mail letter to West Germany (Tariff of 1.50). Fulda arrival cancel in front and Hannover arrival cancel on the reverse.