Dogs

Unified Vietnam, Dogs, August 27th, 1989, Michel Nr. 2073-2079; Seven stamps with nominals of 50D (three stamps), 100D (two stamps), 200D and 300D were issued in perforation 12.5:12.25 and imperforate. There are questions about the actual issuance date of these stamps. Klewitz reports that they were released on April 20th, 1989 and, according to Michel, there are First Day Covers with dates of June 17 and June 20th 1989.

Stamps sold at Vietnamese post offices were sold without gum while stamps dolby the official Vietnamese stamp agency were sold with gum.

Here is the mint perforated set

and here the mint imperforate set

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated Dog stamps plus stamps from the Monkeys, Helicopters (imperforate), Ceramics and Hydro Station sets for an overall postage of 9,520D (including the red free frank for 6,350D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1989 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated Dog stamps plus stamps from the Monkeys, , Ceramics, Dong Da, Fishing Boats and Day of the Environment sets. The Day the Environment stamps were still denominated in old Dong while all other stamps were already denominated in new Dong. The Vietnamese Government conducted a devaluation of the Dong on September 14th, 1985. This meant that all stamps issued prior to this date were only worth one tenth at the time of mailing. The overall postage hence amounted to 0.9 oD = 0.09 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (1,665nD) plus the red free frank for 7,750 nD for 9,415.09 nD. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the Dog set together with stamps from the Hydro Stations and Legend of Thanh Giong sets paying an overall postage of 16,420DD (including the red free frank for 11,670D) on a registered international air mail letter sent from HCM City to Hong Kong in September of 1989.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated Dog stamps plus stamps from the Poisonous Snakes, FINLANDIA Stamp Exhibition, French Revolution I and Hydro Station sets for an overall postage of 9,860D (including the red free frank for 5,630D). Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated Dog stamps plus stamps from the Thanh Giong, FINLANDIA Stamp Exhibition and Hydro Station sets for an overall postage of 9,210D (including the red free frank for5,420D). Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate Dig stamps plus stamps from the Poisonous Snakes, Hydro Stations and Traditional Rice Planting sets for an overall postage of 8,960D (including the red free frank for 5,470D). Imperforate stamps on postally used covers are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate Dig stamps plus stamps from the Poisonous Snakes, FINLANDIA Stamp Exhibition and Hydro Station sets for an overall postage of 8,410D (including the red free frank for 4,780D). Imperforate stamps on postally used covers are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in May of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated stamps from the American Discovery set plus stamps the Flowers, Dogs, Thanh Giong and Italy World Cup sets for an overall postage of 8,800D (including the red free frank for 3,450D). Green Fulda custom cachet on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in May of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated stamps from the American Discovery and the souvenir-sheet set plus stamps the Flowers, Dogs, Thanh Giong, Hue Buildings and Italy World Cup sets for an overall postage of 8,700D (including the red free frank for 4,050D). Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in May of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate Truck stamps plus stamps from the 40 Years East Germany, Inter-Parlamentarian Union and Dog sets for an overall postage if 8,920D (including the red free frank for 3,350D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter mailed in May of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated stamps and imperforate from the Capital Hue set plus stamps from the Communication, Dogs, Gold Fish and Helicopters (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 8,810D (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 mailed in May of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated stamps and imperforate from the Capital Hue set plus stamps from the Child Immunization , 40 Years East Germany, Communist Party, Gold Fish and Helicopters (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 8,890D (including the red free frank for 4,800D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the 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 perforated and imperforate Dog stamps plus stamps from the HAFNIA Airplanes, Trucks and 1989 Dog sets for an overall postage of 12,765D (including the red free frank for 5,750D). Imperforate stamps 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 imperforate Dog stamps plus stamps from the World Cup Italy and 1989 Dog sets for an overall postage of 12,850D (including the red free frank for 2,150D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.