South Vietnam, The legendary Emperor Hùng Vương, April 11th, 1965, Michel Nr. SVN 328-329; Two stamps in nominal of 3D (Q:3,000,000) and 100D (Q:1,000,000) were issued in perforation 13.
Here is the mint set.
and here the postally used set.
Enpreuves de Luxe; “Imprimerie des Timbres-Poste, Paris” imprinted 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.
Single franking of the 3D value on a domestic letter sent within Saigon in May of 1965.
Single franking of the 3D value on a domestic letter sent from Saigon to Cholon.
Mixed franking of the 3D values (2) together with stamps from the Buildings and Landscapes and Defense paying an overall postage of 20.50D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to France in April of 1965. Rare rural cancel from a suburban Saigon post office. French arrival cancel on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the 1D Sport and 3D The legendary Emperor Hùng Vương stamp paying an overall postage of 4D on a domestic letter sent from Duc Trong to Saigon i February of 1966. Rare octagonal rural cancel. Dalat arrival cancel on there reverse.
Mixed franking of the 3D Hùng Vương stamps (2) together with the 20D stamp from the Boy Scouts set paying an overall postage of 26D on a rare registered international express letter sent from Saigon to France in July of 1966. The addresses apparently had already moved and as a result two French postal stamps in the amount of 1.60FF were added on the reverse and the letter was forwarded. Various transit and arrival cancels on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the 20D Private Ownership stamp together with the 3D Emperor Vu’o’ng stamp paying an overall postage of 23D on an international air mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in May of 1969.
Mixed franking of the 100D The legendary Emperor Hùng Vương together with stamps from the Animals, National Minorities and Development of Rural Mail sets paying an overall postage of 275D on a very rare expression mail letter sent from Saigon to the United States in March of 1972. Buffalo arrival cancel on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the 100D The legendary Emperor Hùng Vương stamp together with two 10D National Minority stamps paying an overall postage fo 120D on a registered international air mail lettre sent from Saigon to France in December of 1971. French arrival cancel on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the 100D The legendary Emperor Hùng Vương stamp together with one 10D National Minorities stamp paying an overall postage of 110D on an international letter sent from Saigon to France in 1971.
Very rare single franking of the 100D stamp on an international air mail letter sent by a member of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon to the United States in May of 1972.
Mixed franking of the 30D Harvest stamp together with stamps from the Craft and Emperor Hung Vu’o’ng set paying an overall postage of 195D on an registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Switzerland in November of 1972.
Mixed franking of the 50D Campaign for Peace and National Unity value together with stamps from the Caligraphy, Emperor Quang Trung, Victory of Quang Tri and Emperor Hung Vu’o’ng sets paying an overall postage of 185D on a registered air mail letter sent fromSaigon to West Germany in April of 1973.
Registration Nr. 200510
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