Animals

South Vietnam, Animals, August 20th, 1971, Michel Nr. SVN 474-475; Two stamps in nominals of 9D and 30D were issued in perforation 13.75:3.25.

Here is the mint set.

Postally used 9D value

These stamps were not officially released imperforate, however, a small number of imperforate trial proofs have come to market. Here is the imperforate set in matching top sheet margins.

A plate error that only appears on a partial printing run is known on the 9D value on which the accent sign over CHINH is missing. It is quite a bit more rare than the Euro 25 Michel price would suggest.

Detailed scan of the affected area.

Here is the stamp with the plate error on a philatelic inspired cover of the German hospital ship “Helgoland”. Error stamps on cover are quite rare:

Detailed scan of the error stamp:

Enpreuves de Luxe; printed on thin cardboard paper.

Mixed franking of the 9D Animals stamp featuring the plate error on which the accent sign over CHINH is missing together with stamps from the Emperor Quang Trung, Harvest, National Unity and Development of Land Post sets paying an overall postage of 85D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Switzerland. Plate errors on postally used letters are very rare.

Detail of the Error stamp:

Mixed franking of the the 9D Animal stamps (2) together with stamps from the Air Mail and United Nation sets paying an overall postage of 59.30D on an international air mail letter sent by a member of the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong using a San Francisco military sender address and sent to Hong Kong.

Mixed franking of the 30D Harvest stamps(2) together with the 9D Animal stamp paying an overall postage of 69D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in October of 1972.

Mixed franking of the 50D Domestic Tribe stamp together with stamps from the Air Mail, Private Ownership, Fisheries, Animals and Development of Rural Post sets paying an overall postage of 77.10D on an international air mail sent from Saigon to Switzerland in March of 1972. Saigon machine transit cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 30D Animal stamp together withnthe 8D Reconstruction after TET Offensive stamp paying an overall postage of 38D on an international air mail letter sent to the United States in 1971.

Mixed franking of the 30D Animal stamp together with the 2D Postal Rider stamp paying an overall postage of 32D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in November of 1971.

Mixed franking of the 30D Animal stamps (2) together with the 30D Bird stamp paying an overall postage of 90D on an international air mail letter sent by a member of the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong using a San Francisco military sende address and sent to Hong Kong.

Mixed franking of the Land Reform Law set plus stamps from the Animals, Ocean Fish and Development of Rural Post sets paying an overall postage of 240D on a rare registered express mail letter sent from Da Lat to West Germany in December of 1971. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Ex Klewitz.

Mixed franking carrying the full Sisters Tru’ng set plus stamps from the Animals, Hung Vu’o’ng and National development sets paying an overall postage of 280D on an registered international letter sent from Saigon to West Germany in May of 1974.

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