Birds

North Vietnam, Birds, July 15th, 1973, Michel Nr. 735-740; Six stamps in the nominals of 12 xu (two stamps), 20 xu, 40 xu, 50 xu and 1 Dong were issued perforated 12.0 and imperforate.

Here is the mint perforated set.

Here is the cancelled to order imperforate set:

Here is a very rare express mail letter sent Klewitz in December of 1973. It features the entire im-perforated set. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage of the letter amounted to 2.34 Dong which appears to be in excess of the required tariff of 1.00 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Rare local letter from Nam Quan to Cao Lang sent in July of 1977. The 12 xu stamp was the correct franking at that time. The stamp was cancelled with a cancel that appears to be saved from the 1960’s by exchanging the “6” in the cancel for a “7” that looks different from the original “7” used in the cancel. This is an example of how redundant items were re-used for better efficiency.

Rare multiple franking of the 20xu value on an air-mail letter sent from Nam Dinh to Vientiane, Laos in July of 1977. The postage to Cambodia and Laos went up from 40xu to 50 xu on December 1st, 1976, so this letters actually still used the old tariff. However this apparently was not noticed by the mail clerk as no postage due remarks were made on the cover.

Rare single franking of the 50xu stamp paying the correct postage for an air mail letter sent to Vientiane, Laos in July of 1977.

Rare multiple franking of the 1 Dong value from the bird set sent by the General Postal and Telecommunication Authority to Klewitz in January of 1980. The overall postage amounted to 4 Dong.

Rare express mail lettre sent to Klewitz on January of 1975. The postal tariff for international mail had changed on January 1st, 1975. While a standard 20 gram air mail letter had only cost 50 xu to Western countries the charge increased to 1.00 Dong (Post Cards increased from 46 xu to 60 xu). The letter features on overall postage of 1.64 which appears to be close to the required tariff. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 30xu Butterfly stamp together with three 50xu Domestic Bird stamps paying an overall postage of 1.80D on a letter (full content preserved) sent from Ho Chi Minh City to France in September of 1979.

Mixed franking of the 40xu Birds and 40xu MedicalPlant stamps paying an 80xu postage on a postcard sent to Hungary in 1976.

Mixed franking of the 20xu Birds stamp together with the 1D Air Defense stamp for an overall postage of 1.20D on a letter sent to Set Germany in April of 1976.

Very rare letter sent to Klewitz in January of 1975 featuring a strip of four of the stamps plus some im-perforated bird stamps. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage amounted to 1.98 Dong which appears to be in excess of the required tariff (1.00 Dong base letter fee plus 50 xu express mail fee). Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Vey rare express mail letter sent to Klewitz in January of 1975. Apart from the set the letter also carries some im-perforated stamps from the bird set. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage of the letter amounted to 1.68 Dong which appears to slightly above the required tariff of 1.50 Dong for a standard express mail letter to West Germany.