Unified Vietnam, 300 Years Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City, April 30th, 1998, Michel Nr. 2914-2916, Block 118; Two stamps in nominals of 400D and 5,000D were issued in perforation 13.25:13. There was also a souvenir-sheet in a 14,000D nominal that was perforated 13.75:13.5.
Here is the mint set (with the standard souvenir-sheet width of 10.2 cm and 9.45 cm height)
A wider variety of the souvenir-sheet is known with a 11.2 cm width and 10.25cm height. It is recognizable by the wider white frame surrounding the sheet.
Both sides of the souvenir-sheet depict the major sights of Saigon. Here are post cards that provide a better rendering of these places.
Giac Lam Pagoda
Mausoleum Lang Ong, Entrance to the Zoo and Botanical Garden
Cathedral St. Maria
Pagoda Vinh Nghiem
Central Post Office
The Canal (in the Chinese part of town called Bin Tay)
National Museum
Central Market
Old Town Hall
First Day Covers of there set with the signature of the stamp designer T.T. Vinh
Since the stamps were issued just one day prior to the inception of the philatelic stamp exhibition VIETSTAMPEX 98 the set is often found with the special cachet of said exhibition like the ones below
A vignette without a nominal value was issued for the VIETSTAMPEX exhibition.
Single franking of the 400D value on a local air mail letter sent from Nha Trang to HCM City in July of 1998.
Registered air mail letter sent in June of 1998 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the 300 Years Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City stamp set (including the souvenir-sheet) plus stamps from the Domestic Pheasant (stamp from souvenir-sheet) set for an overall postage of 33,400D. Souvenir-sheets and stamps from souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare.
Registered air mail letter sent in June of 1998 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the 300 Years Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City souvenir-sheet plus the VIETSTAMPEX vignette and stamps from the Ceramics (imperforate) , Domestic Pheasants (imperforate souvenir-sheet) , Lilies and 1995 Remembrances sets for an overall postage of 44,550D (including the red free frank for 8,400D). Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the three 400D and one 5,000D Bird stamps plus the 5,000D 300 Years Saigon stamp paying an overall postage of 11,200D on an international air mail letter sent from Thoai Son to Lithuania in August of 1998. Vilnius arrival cancel on the reverse.
Registered air mail letter featuring a strip of five Postal Union stamp plus stamps from the Sea Horse, 300 Years Saigon and Gold Fish (stamp from the souvenir-sheet) sets for an overall postage of 30,400D. Stamps from souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.
Registered air mail letterset in April of 1998 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Bonsai set plus stamps from the Parachutist and 300 Years Saigon sets for an overall postage of 36,000D. Orange German Post routing coding on front and incoming German Post registered receipt on the reverse.
Registered air mail letterset in April of 1998 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Bonsai set plus stamps from the Vajra Sculptures (imperforate) and 300 Years Saigon sets for an overall postage of 40,200D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Orange German Post routing coding on front and incoming German Post registered receipt on the reverse.
Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1998 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries a block of four of the 400D Day there Child stamp plus stamps from the Owl (stamps and imperforate souvenir-sheet), 300 Years Saigon and PACIFIC 97 sets for an overall postage of 39,100D (including the red free frank for 4,200D). Imperforate souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare.
Mixed franking of the Landscapes in Vietnam set plus three of the 400D 300 Years Saigon stamps paying an overall postage of 12,000D on an international air mail letter sent from An Giang to Lithuania. Vilnius arrival cancel on the reverse.
Registered air mail letter sent in April of 2001 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries block of four of the Day of the Stamp, 40 Years Vietnamese Philatelic Society stamp plus stamps from the Gold Fish (stamp from souvenir-sheet), Domestic Pheasants (imperforate), 300 Years Saigon, Domestic Plants and Vietnam in the 20th Century sets for an overall postage of 40,600D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the imperforate Butterflies souvenir-sheet together with stamps from the Domestic Pheasant and 300 Years Saigon set (both from the souvenir-sheet) paying an overall postage of 41,0000D on a registered air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in October of 2001. Imperforate stamps and stamps from souvenir-sheets are very hard to find on postally used cover.
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.
Registration Nr. 106850
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