Relief for Vietnam from the Free World

South Vietnam, Relief for Vietnam from the Free World, June 22nd, 1966, Michel Nr. SVN 355-357; Three stamps in nominals of 3D, 4D and 6D 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 if imperforate trial proofs have come to market.

Enpreuves de Luxe; “Imprimerie des Timbres-Poste, Paris” inscribed at front right.

Single franking of the 3D value on a domestic letter mailed within Saigon in September of 1968.

Single franking of the 3D value paying the 50% discounted military rate on a letter (full contents preserved) sent by a civilian in Saigon to a member of the military (KBC 4652/VNAF 4th Air Division located in Phong Dinh).

Mixed franking of the 80c and 3D Third Anniversary of the Revolution stamps together with stamps from the At Mail, Confucius Year, Wandering Souls, International Cooperation, Rural Youth Organization, Tru’ng Sisters and Vietnam Assistance sets paying an overall postage of 24.10D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Switzerland in October of 1967.

Single franking of the 4D value on an international surface letter sent from Saigon to the United States in August of 1966.

Single franking of the 4D value on a domestic letter (full contents preserved) sent by a member of the military (KBC 4779) sent to Gia Dinh in October of 1967. Illegible transit/arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 4D Relief for Vietnam stamp together with the 8D Moral Arming of Youth and 5D Day of Wandering Souls stamps paying an overall postage of 17D on an international air mail letter sent to France in December of 1967.

Mixed franking of the 4D Relief for Vietnam stamp together with stamps from the Confucius Year, Fruits and Development of Agriculture sets paying an overall postage of 18D on an international air mail letter sent from Dalat to Czechoslovakia in April of 1967.

Mixed franking of the 6D Relief for Vietnam value together with a pair of the 2D Anti Malaria stamps paying an overall postage of 10D on an international air mail letter sent from Dalat to West Germany in July of 1966.