Unified Vietnam, 200. Anniversary of the French Revolution II, July 14th, 1989, Michel Nr. 2065-2072, Block 71; Seven stamps with nominals of 50D (three stamps), 100D (two stamps), 200D and 300D were issued in perforation 13 and imperforate. There was also a souvenir-sheet with a 400D nominal that was also issued perforated (13) and imperforate).

Here is the mint perforated stamp set

and here the mint perforated souvenir-sheet

Here is the mint imperforate set

and the mint imperforate souvenir-sheet

A surprisingly large number of imperforate trial proofs have come to market which points to rather lax security practices in the printing works. They usually shows lightly different darker colors from the originals and often imperfections which mans they probably came from printers waste. Here is the completes set as imperforate trial proofs (left original, right trial proofs).

First Day Covers of the perforated set and souvenir-sheet

and here are the First Day Covers of the imperforate set and souvenir-sheet

Mixed franking of the 50D French Revolution stamp together with a red free frank for 3,100D on an international air mail letter setoff rom HCM City to France in May of 1990.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate French Revolution II stamps plus stamps from the Picasso, Corals, Tourism, Thanh Giong and Off-shore Oil Production sets for an overall postage of 9,390D (including the red free frank for 7,820D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate French Revolution II stamps plus stamps from the Picasso, French Revolution I, Tourism, Corals and Mutual Economic Development (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 9,400D (including the red free frank for 7,850D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate French Revolution II stamps plus stamps from the Picasso, French Revolution I, Mushrooms, Hydro Stations and Thanh Giong sets for an overall postage of 9,410D (including the red free frank for 6,150D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate French Revolution II stamps plus stamps from the Picasso, Mushrooms, Off-shore Oil Production, Corals and Thanh Giong sets for an overall postage of 9,413D (including the red free frank for 7,065D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated French Revolution II souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Ceramics, French Revolution I (some imperforate), Poisonous Snakes and Off-shore Oil Production sets for an overall postage of 9,860D (including the red free frank for 5,820D). Souvenir-Sheets and imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate French Revolution II souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Bicycles, French Revolution I (some imperforate), Poisonous Snakes, Thanh Giong and Hydro Stations sets for an overall postage of 9,860D (including the red free frank for 4,480D). Souvenir-Sheets and imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letters sent in November of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate Horses stamps plus stamps from the French Revolution II, Hydro Stations, Locomotives and Inoculation Campaign sets for an overall postage of 9,860D (including the red free frank for 6,630D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in November of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated and imperforate East Germany stamps (orange and red printers mark in the selvage) plus stamps from the Hydro Stations, Ceramics, French Revolution II and Off-shore Oil Production sets for an overall postage of 9,860D (including the red free frank for 3,710D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet in front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klwitz. The letter carries the perforated Duck sheetlet plus stamps from the 40 Years East Germany, Poisonous Snakes and French Revolution (souvenir-sheet) for an overall postage of 16,050D (including the red free frank for 8,180D). Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Thach Sanh sheetlet, the Capital Hue souvenir-sheet, the Tourism souvenir-sheet, London Stamp Exhibition Paintings souvenir-sheet and stamps from the French Revolution II set for an overall postage of 20,200D (including the red free frank for 9,000D). Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Thach Sanh sheetlet, the Capital Hue souvenir-sheet, the World Cup Italy souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the French Revolution II, Ships and Old Sailboat sets for an overall postage of 20,200D (including the red free frank for 1,900D). Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries half of the imperforate Poisonous Mushroom set plus stamps from the French Revolution II, Olympic Games Barcelona and Ice Dancing sets for an overall postage of 13,710D (including the red free frank for 4,400D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the other half of the imperforate Poisonous Mushroom set plus stamps from the French Revolution II, Olympic Games Barcelona and Inoculation sets for an overall postage of 13,700D (including the red free frank for3,500D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated stamps and the souvenir-sheet from the French Revolution II set plus stamps for the Discovery of America Sail Ship and Women Dresses sets for an overall postage of 13,750 (including the red free frank for 1,100D). Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries parts of the Barcelona Olympics perforated stamps and the perforated souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the French Revolution II, Forrest Protection and HCM Birthday (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 13,000D (including the red free franks for 2,000D). Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries parts of the Barcelona Olympics imperforate stamps and the imperforate souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the French Revolution II,  Ink Drawings Horses and Crane sets for an overall postage of 13,050D (including the red free frank for 3,400D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries part of the perforated Old Sail Ship set plus stamp from the Ink Drawings Horses, French Revolution II and Ice Dancing sets for an overall postage of 13,010D (including the red free frank for 8,400D). Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries part of the perforated Old Sail Ship set plus stamp from the French Revolution II set for an overall postage of 13,000D (including the red free frank for 2,400D). Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries part of the imperforate Old Sail Ship set plus stamp from the Ships, HCM Birthday (imperforate) and  French Revolution II sets for an overall postage of 14,050D (including the red free frank for 1,800D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registration Nr. 104860

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