Indochina, For Reconstruction, December 20th, 1944, Michel Nr. IND 339-340; Two stamps with nominals of 15C plus 60C surcharge and 40C plus 1.10P surcharge were issued in perforation 11.5-12. 1944 was a difficult year for Indochinese residents. Apart from Words War II still raging Indochina was impacted by large spread flooding that resulted in a countrywide famine. This means money was tight. Given the large surcharges that these stamps carried they were not popular with the general public. Postally used stamps and postal history carrying them is rare.
Here is the mint set in blocks of four.
Cancelled to order set in blocks of four.
Postally used set.
Mixed franking of the 40C+1.10 and 15C+60 Reconstruction set plus the 15C Personalities and 1P Seafarer stamps paying an overall postage of 1.70P on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Switzerland in February of 1946.
Registration Nr. 090500
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