Asian Elephants

Unified Vietnam, Asian Elephants, October 1st, 2003, Michel Nr. 3304-3307; Four stamps in nominals of 800D, 1,000D, 2,000D and 8,000D were issued in perforation 13.5 and imperforate. These stamps were produced in sheets of 20 stamps but also printed together in a miniature-sheetlet that contained two stamps of each nominal.

Here is the mint perforated miniature-sheetlet

and here the mint imperforate miniature-sheetlet

Here is the mint imperforate set from the sheets. The right 1,000D stamp is a trial proof with a printing error that was printed in light-brown and that also carries the image of the 8,000D value on the reverse.

Here is the reverse printed image of the trial proof featured on the right stamp above

Below are two trial proofs with printing errors of the 8,000D stamps. The left one features the image of the 2,000D value on the reverse and the right one features an up-side-down image of the 800D stamp on the reverse.

Front

Reverse

Below are two pairs of the 8,000D stamps as trial error print stamp. Note the darker color of the left and the lighter color of the right pair. The left pair features an up-side-down print of the 800D and the right pair the inge of the 2,000D stamp on the reverse.

Front

Reverse

Registration Nr. 108220