Ocean Fish

South Vietnam, Ocean Fish, November 16th, 1971, Michel Nr. SVN 480-482; Three stamps in nominals of 2D, 10D and 100D were issued in perforation 13.5.

Here is the mint set.

and here the partial postally used set.

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

Enpreuves de Luxe; printed on thin cardboard paper.

Multiple franking of the 2D value (2) paying an overall postage of 4D on a domestic printed matter mailing sent to Nha Trang in 1971.

Mixed franking of the 2D Ocean Fish stamp together with stamps from the National Unity and Development of Rural Post sets paying an overall postage of 72D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to England in March 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 10D Aviation stamps (6) together with two 2D Ocean Fish stamps paying an overall postage of 64D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Switzerland in August of 1972.

Single franking of the 10D value on an official domestic letter sent from My Tho to Saigon in July of 1972.

Mixed franking of the 10D and 100D Ocean Fish stamps (2 each) paying an overall postage of 220D on an international air mail letter sent by a member of the U.S. Consulate in Hing Kong using a San Francisco military sender address to Hong Kong.

Mixed franking of the Day of the Military set together with stamps from the Fish, Postal Riders, National Minorities, Harvest and TET Offensive sets paying an overall postage of 110D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Switzerland in 1971.

Mixed franking of the 5D Calligraphy and 10D Fish stamp paying an overall postage of 15D on a domestic air mail letter sent in January of 1974 from Phan Hang to Saigon.

Rare single franking of the 10D value on a post card sent in August of 1974 from Saigon to the United States. While there is plenty letter material available from South Vietnam it is surprising how few post cards have survived the ravages of time.

Multiple franking of the the 100D value (2) paying an overall postage of 200D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in 1974.

Multiple franking of the 100D value (4) paying an overall postage of 400D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to West Germany in May of 1974.

Spectacular mass franking of the 100D Ocean Fish stamps (12) together with stamps from the Civilian Self Defense, Harvest and Year of the Buffalo sets paying an overall postage of 1,275D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in April of 1974. Los Angeles arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 100D Ocean Fish value (2) together with stamps from the Year of the Buffalo, Civil Self Defense, Wounded Soldiers and Fishery sets paying an overall postage of 440D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in May of 1974. LOs Angeles arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the Fisheries set together with the Ocean Fish and Rural Post sets paying an overall postage of 243D on a rare registered express mail letter sent from Con Son to West Germany in May of 1972. Ex Klewitz.

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