South Vietnam, Reform of Living Standards, July 7th, 1958, Michel Nr. SVN 151-154; Four stamps with nominals of 50c, 1D, 2D and 10D (Q:1,000,000 sets) were issued in perforation 13.5. The stamps were valid postage until January 1st, 1964 when they became invalid.

Here is the mint set

and here the postally used set

This set was not officially released imperforate, however, a small number of imperforate trial proofs have come to market.

Enpreuves de Luxe. Inscription of Thomas de La Rue & Coy Ltd in London, England, the printed of the stamps.

First Day Cover of the three small values of the set

Mixed franking of the 50c Sisters Tru’ng stamp together with stamps from the Human Rights, Living Standards and National Assembly stamps paying an overall postage of 2D on a domestic letter sent from Phu-Vinh to Saigon in February of 1960. Saigon machine arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 4D Red Cross value together withstands from the Family Law and Living Standard sets paying an overall postage of 6.50D on an international letter sent from Saigon to Italy in June of 1960.

Mixed franking of the 0.50D Living Standard stamps (2) together with stamps from the 2 Years Independence, Election of Ngo Dinh Diem, 1 Year Independence, Landscapes and President Ngo Dinh Diem sets paying an overall postage of 20.40D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in August of 1958.

Mixed franking of stamps from the Living Standard, Agrarian Reform and 3 Years Republic sets paying an overall postage of 8.50D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in June of 1960.

Mixed franking of the 2D Sisters Tru’ng stamp (4) together with the 50c Living Standards stamp paying an overall postage of 8.50D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in October of 1959.

Mixed franking of the 2D Election of Ngô Đình Diệm stamps (6) together with stamps from the Living Standards, National Assembly and Human Right sets paying an overall postage of 19.50D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in December of 1959.

Mixed franking of the 1D Living Standard value together with stamps from the Independence, 3 Years republic and Children Dates paying an overall postage of 4.50D on an international air mail letter sent to France in May of 1959.

Rare single franking of the 2D value on a local letter sent from Phan Thiet to Saigon in April of 1959.

Rare single franking of the 2D value on a local letter sent from My-Tho to Saigon in December of 1959. Saigon machine arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 4D (3) and 5D Four Years Republic stamps together with stamps from the Reforming Living Standards, UNO and Sisters Tru’ng sets paying an overall postage of 22D on a registered air mail letter sent from Saigon to India in November of 1959.

Mixed franking of the 2D Living Standards issue together the 0.50D stamp from the Independence set paying an overall postage of 4.50D on an air mail letter sent in April of 1959 from Saigon to France.

Mixed franking of the 2D Election of Ngô Đình Diệm stamps (2) together with the 10D Living Standard stamp paying an overall postage of 14D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in August of 1958.

Mixed franking of the 10D Living Standard stamp together with stamps from the Ngô Đình Diệm, Children Day and 3 Years Republic sets paying an overall postage of 19.50D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in September of 1959.

Mixed franking of the 5D National Assembly and 10D Living Standard stamps paying an overall postage of 15D on an international air mail letter sent to France in September of 1958.

Mixed franking of the 20c and 30c Election of Ngô Đình Diệm stamps together with stamps from the Landscape, Ngô Đình Diệm, Living Standards, Colombo Conference and National Assembly sets paying an overall postage of 15D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Dalat to the United States in October of 1958.

Mixed franking of the 4D Ngo Dinh Diem stamp together with the 10D Living Standards stamp paying an overall postage of 14D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in June of 1961.

Registration Nr. 200210

Comments are closed.