Flat Fish

Unified Vietnam, Flat Fish, December 15th, 1982, Michel Nr. 1272-1279; Eight stamps with nominals of 30xu (2), 40xu (2), 50xu (2), 60xu and 1 Dong were issued in perforation K12 and imperforate. The 30xu value represented the current domestic latter rate.

Rare single franking of the 30 xu value on a local letter from Nha Chang to HCM City in March of 1983. HCM machine arrival cancels the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 60 xu Flat Fish value together with the 1D Red Cross stamp paying an overall postage of 1.60D on an international letter sent to Czechoslovakia in 1983.

Mixed franking of the 60 xu Flat Fish value together with the 1D Defense and production stamp paying an overall postage of 1.60D on an international letter from Hanoi to Czechoslovakia in April of 1983.

Rare registered letter sent from Nguyen Trai to Klewitz featuring half of the perforated Flat Fish set, two Lotus stamps in the rare post master perforation (14.0), 1982 Soccer World Championship and other NVN stamps paying an overall postage of 16.74D. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Rare registered letter sent from Nguyen Trai to Klewitz featuring the other half of the perforated Flat Fish set, two communication stamps, 1982 Soccer World Championship and other NVN stamps paying an overall postage of 17.34D. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Very rare air mail letter featuring half of the imperforate Flat Fish set plus other NVN stamps paying an overall tariff of 5.60D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz in November of 1984. The letter carries the imperforate souvenir-sheet, some Flat Fish and overprinted stamps for an overall postage of 48.60 (including the red free frank for 10xu). Souvenir-sheets, especially if the are imperforate, are very rare on postally used cover.

Registered air mail letters ent in June of 1984 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries eight of the 50xu Union Congress stamps plus stamps from the Flat Fish and Olympic Winter Games stamps for an overall postage of 210.7D (including the red free frank for 168.6D). The Flat Fish stamps are imperforate and the Union Congress stamps carry passer-shifts and plate errors detailed above (i.e. during building). Error and imperforate stamps on postally used letters are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter featuring a mixed currency franking and sent in June of 1985 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries two of the 5D Peace Meeting stamps, imperforate Flat Fish stamps and other contemporary NVN stamps for an overall franking of 244.62D (including the red free frank for 192D). There are also four Reunification stamps from 1958 valued at 200D that were devalued in March of 1959 by 1,000:1 and hence were only worth 20xu at the time of mailing. So, the overall postage of the letter amounted to 244.82D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Partial green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in February of 1985 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. Th letter carries the other half of the perforated Correggio set plus stamps from the Karl Marx, Flat Fish, Women Day and Friendship sets for an overall postage of 50.14D. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front. Unusual manual R-label.

Registered air mail letter sent in February of 1985 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Correggio souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Communication Year, Flat Fish, Karl Marx and Production and Defense sets for an overall postage of 45.40D. The Karl Marx stamps are represented in two different color shades (including the rare orange-brown one). Souvenir-Sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Air mail letter sent in June of 1985 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries half of the imperforate Animals and Plants set plus imperforate stamps from the Flat Fish and perforated Border Troops set for an overall postage of 35.1D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Air mail letter sent in June of 1985 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries half of the imperforate Animals and Plants set plus imperforate stamps from the Flat Fish and perforated Peace Meeting and Provisional Overprint sets for an overall postage of 34.3D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Air mail letter sent in April f 1987 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate stamps from the Wickerwork, Flat Fish and perforated National Games stamps. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The Flat Fish and National Games stamps were still denominated in old Dong while all other stamps were 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 18.30 oD =1.83 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (14 nD) for 15.83 nD.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1987 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries half of the perforated Butterflies set plus stamps from the Flat Fish, Traditional Houses (Imperforate), Reconstruction and Year of the Cat sets. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The Flat Fish 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 2.4 oD =0.24 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (51 nD) plus the red free frank for 297 nD for 348.24 nD.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1987 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the other half of the perforated Butterflies set plus stamps from the Flat Fish, Traditional Houses (Imperforate), Reconstruction and Year of the Cat sets. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The Flat Fish 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 1.6 oD =0.16 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (55 nD) plus the red free frank for 275 nD for 330.16 nD.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1987 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries eight of the Year of the Cat stamps plus stamps from the August Revolution (souvenir-sheet), Flat Fish (imperforate) Reconstruction and Communist Party sets. Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. The August Revolution stamps are in the yet unlisted perforation 10.75. The August Revolution and Flat Fish 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 10.70 oD =1.07 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (164 nD) plus the red free frank for 422 nD for 587.07 nD.