Forrest Fruits

Unified Vietnam, Forrest Fruits, February 8th, 2001, Michel Nr. 3132-3136; Five stamps in nominals of 400D (four stamps) and 15,000D were issued in perforation 13.5:13.25. Michel reports that the 400D stamp picturing Mangroves was also issued in perforation 13.5:13.

Here is the mint set in perforation 13.5:13.5 (so far not listed in Michel)

Multiple franking of the 400D value paying an overall postage of 1,600D on a registered domestic air mail letter sent from Nghe An to HCM City in April of 2001. Tan Dinh transit cancel on the reverse.

Multiple franking of the 400D Fruit stamp (2) paying an overall postage of 800D on a domestic air mail letter sent in July of 2001 from Bien Hoa to HCM City. Bien Hoa transit and HCMN City arrival cancel on the reverse.

Multiple franking of the 400D value paying an overall postage of 1,600D on a registered domestic air mail letter sent from Ly Thai To to HCM City in April of 2001. The stamps are perforated 13.5:13 which is a so far unlisted perforation variety.

Multiple franking of the 400D stamp (2) paying an overall postage of 800D on a domestic air mail letter sent in September of 2001 from Da Teh to HCM City.

Mixed franking of the 400D Fruit stamp together with the 1,000D Vietnam in the 20th Century stamp paying an overall postage of 1,400D on a domestic registered air mail letter sent in May of 2001 from Le Thuy to HCM City. HCM City arrival cancel on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 2001 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries pairs of the Forrest Fruits set for an overall postage of 33,200D.

Air mail letter sent in March of 2001 from Quan 4 to Klewitz. The letter carries the high value of the Forrest Fruits set plus Olympic Summer Games Sydney for an overall postage of 22,000D. Orange German Post rout coding on front.

Mixed franking of the perforated Tuong Opera stamps in Tête-bêche pairs together with stamps from the Legend of Lac Long Quan (Imperforate), Heroes of Labor (Tête-bêche pair) and Forrest Fruits sets paying an overall postage of 41,800D on a registered air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in April of 2002. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the perforated Commercial Airliner souvenir-sheet together with stamps from the Airlines (imperforate), World Expo Sevilla 92 (imperforate), Useful Insects, Diesel Locomotives, Coastal Landscapes and Forrest Fruit sets paying an overall postage of 37,000D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in November of 2002. Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.