South Vietnam, Protection of Children, March 22nd, 1961, Michel Nr. SVN 231-234; Four stamps in nominals of 70c, 80c, 4D and 7D (Q:1,000,000 sets) were issued in perforation 13.
Here is the mint set
and here the 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 in pairs.
Enpreuves de Luxe; “Atelier de Fabrication des Timbres-Postes, Paris” inscribed at bottom right.
Color Trials; prior to authorizing the final printing run for stamps the Vietnamese Postal Authority requested a few sheets of color sheets on one particular value of a set in order to decide which final color combination would be best suited for each stamp within the set. The color sheets had the size of a standard sheet but contained alternating color options on the designated nominal value. While these sheets were only intended for internal postal use some of them came to market. Virtually all of these complete sheets were cut apart. So one mostly finds single color proofs or small strips of them. While they are actually very rare one can still obtain them for under $10 a piece (with some exceptions) as not many collectors appear to have an interest in them so far. Here are various color trials for the 0.70D value.
Mixed franking of the 0.50D Reelection of Ngo Dinh Diem stamp together with stamps from the Air Mail, Properity Zones, World Food Organization, Children Protection, 4 Years Constitution, Development of Agriculture and Election of Ngo Dinh Diem sets paying an overall postage of 8.50D on an international air mail letters ent to the United States in June of 1961.
Single franking of the 4D value on a domestic letter sent from Dalat to Nha Trang in June of 1969.
Multiple franking of the 4D value paying an overall postage of 8D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to France in December of 1965.
Multiple franking of the 4D value paying an overall postage of 8D on a registered domestic letter sent from Gia Dinh to Pleiku.
Multiple franking of the 4D value (6) paying an overall postage of 24D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in September of 1961.
Mixed franking of the 4D Children protection and 9D Vietnamese Railway stamps paying an overall postage of 13D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to England in September of 1969.
Mixed franking of the 9D Trans-Vietnamese Railway stamp together with the 3D Labor Day and 4D Children Protection stamp paying an overall postage of 16D on an international ir mail letter sent from Can Tho to France in January of 1970.
Single franking of the 7D value on a registered domestic letter sent within Saigon in September of 1967.
Mixed franking of the 7D Protection of Children stamp together with the 50c Prosperity Zones stamp paying an overall postage of 7.50D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the Philippines in January of 1962. Baguo arrival cancel on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the 7D Protection of Children stamp together with the 10D Air Mail stamp paying an overall postage of 17D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to France.
Registration Nr. 200250
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