Domestic Wild Animals

North Vietnam, Domestic Wild Animals, February 15th, 1973, Michel Nr. 719-722; Four stamps with nominals of 12 xu, 30 xu, 50 xu and 1 Dong were issued perforated 12.25 and imperforate.

Here is the mint perforated set.

Here is the mint imperforate set in blocks of four:

This is the imperforate set cancelled to order:

Very rare express mail letter (ex Klewitz) featuring the entire im-perforated set plus the perforated 50 xu stamp of the set. Imperforate stamps on postally use cover are very rare. The overall postage amounted to 2.42 which appears to be in excess of the required tariff for a standard 20 gram express mail letter to West Germany (Tariff 1.00 Dong). The letter was initially slated to be sent by registered mail (Tariff 1.60 Dong) but that never did happen.

Philatelic registered mail featuring the entire two Domestic Wildlife sets from 1973 on a letter sent to Paris, France in September of 1978.

Rare express mail letter sent to Klewitz in December of 1973. It carries the entire set. The overall postage of the letter amounted to 1.48 Dong which appears to be in excess of the required tariff of 1.00 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking of two of the 2xu NLF stamps plus the 50xu Wild Animal set for an overall postage of 54xu on a air-mail letter to Sofia, Bulgaria. Sofia arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking featuring the 40xu Folk Dance stamp plus the 50xu Wild Animal and 2xu NLF stamp for an overall postage of 92xu on an air-mail letter sent to East Germany in 1976.

Air mail letter sent in October of 1973 from Hanoi to Hungary (full contents preserved). The letter was franked with two of the red 40xu aircraft stamps plus one of the 12xu domestic wildlife series for an overall postage of 92 xu. The sender gives his address Thuong Vu Hunggari, Hom Thu 17 which might be a reference to a Hungarian military advisor unit stationed around Hanoi.

Mixed franking of one of the 6xu values together with the 50xu Domestic Wildlife stamp for an overall postage of 56xu. The required standard letter rate to Western countries was 50xu as of March 1st, 1960 but the tariff for letters to Eastern (socialist) countries) was only 12xu.It appears the sender was not aware of this.