Fighting Fish

Unified Vietnam, Fighting Fish, August 15th, 1992, Michel Nr. 2477-2482; Six stamps with nominals of 200D, 500D, 3,000D, 4,000D, 5,000D and 6,000D were issued in perforation 13 and imperforate. There are questions about the actual issuance date. Klewitz reports it as May 14th, 1992 but offers no supporting evidence of that date.

Here is the mint perforated set

and here the mint imperforate set

Single franking of the 200D Fighting Fish value on a local letter sent from Nguyen Trai to HCM City in September of 1992.

Single franking of the 200D Fighting Fish value on a local letter sent from Quan I to HCM City in January of 1993.Thu Duc transit and HCM City machine arrival cancels on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1992 from Ho Chi Minh Ciyt to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated Fighting Fish stamps plus stamps from the Motorcycle Racing set (imperforate) for an overall postage of 18,900D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1992 from Ho Chi Minh Ciyt to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated Fighting Fish stamps plus stamps from the Motorcycle Racing set (imperforate) for an overall postage of 19,700D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1992 from Ho Chi Minh Ciyt to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate Fighting Fish stamps plus stamps from the Motorcycle Racing set (imperforate) for an overall postage of 21,600D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1992 from Ho Chi Minh Ciyt to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate Fighting Fish stamps plus stamps from the Motorcycle Racing set (imperforate) for an overall postage of 18,300D (including the red free frank for 1,300D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail sent in January of 2001 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Domestic Coral Reef Fish souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Fighting Fish (imperforate) for an overall postage of 37,000D. Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the perforated Year of the Horse set together with stamps from the Useful Insects, Mushrooms, Vietnamese Women Society, 60 Years Creation of Vietnam, Fighting Fish (imperforate) and Landscapes of South Vietnam (imperforate) sets paying an overall postage of 47,800D on a registered air mail letter sent from Ban Co to Klewitz in May of 2002. Imperforate stamps on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the imperforate Year of the Horse stamps together with stamps from the Landscapes of North Vietnam, Fighting Fish (imperforate) and Freightliners (souvenir-sheet) sets paying an overall postage of 42,000D on a registered air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in June of 2002. Imperfroate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt pin the reverse.

Mixed franking of the perforated Cacti set together with stamps from the Mask of Traditional Opera (imperforate), Fighting Fish (imperforate), Traditional Musical Instruments and Landscapes of South Vietnam (imperforate) sets paying an overall postage of 35,400D on a registered air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in June of 2002. Imperforate stamps on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.