North Vietnam, 25 Years Democratic Republic Vietnam, September 2nd, 1970, March 1971, Michel Nr. 628-633; Six stamps in the nominals of 12 xu (four stamps), 20 xu and 1 Dong were issued perforated 11.0.
Here is the mint perforated set:
Mint blocks of four:
These stamps were not officially released im-perforated, however, a handful of im-perforated trial proofs have come to market. Below are three of these proofs. Note the printing guide marks surrounding the stamps.
Rare express mail letter sent to Klewitz in June of 1971 featuring the entire set. The overall postage of the letter amounted to 1.68 Dong which was a tad above the required tariff for a standard 20 gram registered express mail letter of 1.60 Dong.
Rare local letter featuring a single franking of the 12 xu Ho Chi Minh stamp of the set. 12 xu was the correct domestic standard letter rate.
Rare local letter with a weak machine cancel mailed to a military unit in Tu Liem. Tu-Liem arrival cancel on the reverse. Most local letters were destroyed in the multi-decadal war, destroyed by the tropical climate or by recycling due to raw material shortages.
Rare single franking of the 1 Dong value of the set on an air mail letter sent to East Germany in June of 1975. The international letter tariff to Western countries amounted to 1 Dong as of January 1st, 1975 but that to Western countries (like East Germany) was only 60xu bu it appears the sender was unaware of that fact.
Rare express mail letter featuring three of the stamps from the set and sent to Klewitz in July of 1971. The overall postage of the letter amounted to 1.62 Dong which was tad above the required tariff of 1.60 Dong for a standard registered express mail letter to West Germany. Transit and Arrival cancels on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the 1D 25 Years Democratic Republic together with the 40xu Butterfly stamp paying an overall postage of 1.40D on an international air mail letter sent most likely in 1976n from Ha Tinh to France.
franking sent by Xunhasaba in May of 1971 using the Old 2,000D Handicraft stamp from 1958 (which had been devalued by 1,000:1 on March 1st, 1959 and hence was only worth 2 New Dong at the time of mailing) together with the 50xu Satellite Start stamp, two of the 20xu Democratic Republic stamps and other NVN stamps for an overall postage of 2.97D.
Mixed franking of the 20 xu Democratic Republic stamp together with the 50 xu Engels and 1 xu Five Year Plan stamps paying an overall postage of 72 xu. The letter was sent from from Cam Phi to Switzerland in 1972.
Rare local letter featuring the 10xu Day of the Child and the 20xu Democratic Republic stamp for an overall postage of 30xu that apparently was the domestic letter rate in October of 1982. Th letter was sent from Ron (small post office) to Ho Chi Minh City.
Very rare registered express mail from March of 1975 letter mailed to Klewitz featuring the 12 xu HCM stamp. On the reverse it features the im-perforated 1973 domestic wildlife set plus the im-perforated 50 xu poisonous snake set from 1970. Im-perforated stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage of the letter amounted to 3.74 Dong which appears to me in excess of the required tariff (1.60 Dong).
Very rare express mail letter sent to Klewitz in December,ber of 1975. It features the 12 xu HCM value of the set plus some im-perforated stamps from the sculpture set. Im-perforated stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The over-all postage amounted to 3.66 Dong which appears to be in excess of the required tariff of 1.50 Dong for a standard 20 gram express mail letter to West Germany.
Registered letter sent to Klewitz in December of 1981. It carries a pair of mis-perforated green/yellow 12 xu stamps of the 2nd printing. There is also a block of nine of the 12 xu stamp 1st printing and one of the Democratic Republic stamps. The overall postage amounted to 8.34 Dong.
Mixed franking using the 12xu Young Pioneer stamp (the stamp is not cut but wrapped around the envelope) together with the 1D 25 Years of Democratic Republic stamp and the 6xu National Liberation Front stamp for an overall postage of 1.18D on a latter to Paris, France.
Mixed franking of the 1Dong stamp of the Democratic Republic stamp plus the 60xu Einstein stamp for an overall postage of 1.60D on a letter to the Soviet Union in 1981.
Registration Nr. 101810
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