South Vietnam, Folk Dance overprinted stamp with new Value, August 1st, 1974, Michel Nr. SVN 568; The 7D Folk Dance stamp (Michel Nr SVN 465) was overprinted in red with 25D in order to make the stamp again useful for the standard letter rate.

Here is the mint stamp.

Mint block of four.

Single franking of the stamp on a domestic letter sent from Komtun to Saigon in October of 1974.

Single franking of the stamp on a domestic letter sent from Nha Trang to Saigon in November of 1974.

Single franking of the 25D overprinted stamp in a late use local letter sent from Khanh Hung (located to the West of Saigon) to Saigon in March of 1975. Less than two months after the letter was mailed Saigon fell to the National Liberation Front and the Republic of Vietnam was no more.

Mixed franking of the 25D overprinted stamp together with the 50D Fisheries stamp paying an overall postage of 75D on a domestic registered letter sent from Kontum to Saigon in September of 1974. Saigon machine arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 25D overprinted stamp together with the 50D Fisheries stamp paying an overall postage of 75D on a domestic registered letter sent from Kontum to Saigon in Oktober of 1974.

Multiple franking of the 25D overprinted stamp (3) paying an overall postage of 75D on a domestic registered letter sent from Kontum to Saigon in October of 1974. Saigon machine arrival cancel on the reverse.

Multiple franking of the 25D overprinted stamp (3) paying an overall postage of 75D on a domestic registered letter sent from Kontum to Saigon in October of 1974. Saigon machine arrival cancel on the reverse.

Below is the fabled cover (ex Klewitz) that carries to postal used samples of the 10D Nguyen Van Thieu stamps (the only one known to carry two postally used copies of these stamps) and stamps from the Traditional Vietnamese Theater, Victory at Quang Tri, New Year, Cultural Places, National Development Conference sets plus the various overprinted stamps for an overall postage of 752D on a very rare registered express mail letter sent from Saigon to West Germany in March of 1975. Red Fulda Post Office arrival cachet on front.

Registration Nr. 201430

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