110. Birthday of Ho Chi Minh

Unified Vietnam, 110. Birthday of Ho Chi Minh, May 19th, 2000, Michel Nr. 3067; A single stamp with a 400D nominal and in perforation 13.25 was issued.

Here is the mint stamp in a pair

Mint block of four

There are two versions of the First Day Cover. The second version, with the Hung Vuong date canceller (Birth Place of Ho Chi Minh), is the rarer of the two:

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 2000 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries block of four of the HCM Birthday stamp plus stamps from the Vajra Sculptures, Red Cross, Communist Party and Le Dynasty (imperforate) for an overall postage of 40,000D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Air mail letter sent in July of 2000 from Quan 4 to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated stamps from the Water Puppet set plus stamps from the HCM Birthday set for an overall postage of 29,600D. Orange German Post route coding on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 2000 from Quan 4 to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated stamps from the Water Puppet set plus stamps from the HCM Birthday, Saola Antelopes, Phu-Yen, Asian-Pacific Telecommunications, Qui Nho’n, Ngo Quyen and Year of Peace Culture sets set for an overall postage of 44,800D. Orange German Post route coding on front.

Mixed franking of the 10 Years Diplomatic Relations with South Korea set together with stamps from the Birthday of Nguyen Van Sieu, International Year of Peace Culture, Vietnam in the 20th Century, 300 Years Saigon, 110th Birthday of Ho Chi Minh, Coral Fish (perforated and imperforate souvenir-sheets), Freight Liners and 70 Years Fatherland Front sets paying an overall postage of 37,200D on a registered international air mail lettre sent from Saigon to Klewitz in March of 2003. Souvenir-Sheets on postally used lettres are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 800D UNESCO World Heritage My So’n value together with stamps from the Landscapes of South Vietnam (imperforate), 110 Birthday of Ho Chi Minh, 95th Birthday of Ngo Gia Tu’, Gold Fish (imperforate) and Mushrooms (one imperforate) paying an overall postage of 49,300D (including the red free frank for 2,100D) on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in March of 2004. Imperforate stamps on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 3,000D UNESCO World Heritage My So’n value together with stamps from the International Stamp Exhibition ESPANA (stamp from the souvenir-sheet), 110 Birthday of Ho Chi Minh, Domestic Painters, and Mushrooms (imperforate) paying an overall postage of 37,200D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in March of 2004. Imperforate stamps and stamps from souvenir-sheet on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 8,000D UNESCO World Heritage My So’n value together with stamps from the 110 Birthday of Ho Chi Minh, Domestic Painters, Useful Insects and 70 Years Vietnamese Farmer Society paying an overall postage of 46,800 D (including the red free frank for 8,800D) on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in March of 2004. Imperforate stamps and stamps from souvenir-sheet on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the perforated Chinese New Year “Year of the Monkey” set together with stamps from the Chinese New Year “Year of the Dragon” (imperforate), 110th Birthday of Ho Chi Minh, Gold Fish (imperforate) and 95th Birthday of Ngo Gia Tu’ sets paying an overall postage of 24,600D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klwitz in March of 2004. Imperforate stamps on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.