One stamp in a 150D nominal was issued on December 31st, 1958 in perforation 12. This was the last stamp that was denominated in Old Dong. Here is…
North Vietnam, Opening of the new Stadium in Hanoi, December 31st, 1958, Michel Nr. D29-32; Four stamps in the nominals of 10D, 20D, 80D and 150D were issued…
North Vietnam, Bay of Ha Long, February, 1959, Michel Nr. 92-93; Ha Long Bay is one of the prettiest coastal strips in Northern Vietnam. It consist of thousands…
Coal was very important to the Vietnamese economy so a stamp to commemorate the Cam Pha Coal Mine was issued in a 150D nominal and perforation 11.5. Here…
The Sisters Tru”ng, March 14th, 1958, Michel Nr. 96-97; The Tru’ng were female military leaders of the Luoyue tribe that incited a rebellion against the Chinese 14 a.d.…
North Vietnam, For War Invalids, March 13th, 1959 (brown stamp) and July 7th, 1960 (green stamp), Michel Nr. 2-3; Both stamps were issued in sheets of 100 and…
North Vietnam, World Peace Conference, April 15th, 1959, Michel Nr. 97; A 12 xu stamp that represented the new local letter rate was issued to honor the world…
North Vietnam, Sluice at Cong Xuan-Quan, May 1st, 1959, Michel Nr. 98-99; The completion of the lock at Cong Xuan-Quan was celebrated by issuing two commemorative values in…
North Vietnam, Massacre at Phu Loi Concentration Camp, May 15th, 1959, Michel Nr. 100-101; Little publicly available information is available about the so called Massacre of Phu Loi.…
North Vietnam, Installation of the radio station in Me’ Tri, June, 1959, Michel Nr. 102-103; The reconstruction after the end of the war with the French continued and…