Indigenous Primates

Unified Vietnam, Indigenous Primates , April 10th, 2002, Michel Nr. 3224-3231; Eight stamps in nominals of 600D, 800D, 1,000D, 2,000D, 4,000D, 5,000D, 7,000D and 9,000D were issued in perforation 13.5 and imperforate. The stamps were produced in sheets of 30 stamps but also in miniature-sheetlets that combined all the stamps of the set into a single sheetlet. The Vietnamese Postage Stamp Catalogue reports that these stamps were withdrawn on December 1st, 2003 but offers no rationale for doing so.

Here is the mint perforated set with matching top sheet margins

and here is the perforated miniature sheetlet

Here is the mint imperforate set with matching top sheet margins

Imperforate miniature-sheetlet

Mixed franking featuring the perforate Indigenous Monkey set together with stamps from the International Stamp Exhibition TAIPEI and Costumes of the Tuong Opera sets paying an overall postage of 38,800D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Ban Co to Klewitz in July of 2002. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking featuring the imperforate Indigenous Monkey set together with stamps from the Saola Antelope (Imperforate), 60 Years Pioneer Organization, Commercial Aircraft and Cacti (Imperforate) sets paying an overall postage of 49,400D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in September of 2002. Imperforate stamps on postally used letter are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the perforated Indigenous Monkey sheetlet together with stamps from the Commercial Airliners, International Stamp Exhibition TAIPEI, Diesel Locomotives, International Stamp Exhibition PHILANIPPON (imperforate), Diesel Locomotives and State Stamp Agency sets paying an overall postage of 56,500D (including the red free frontal for 5,100D) on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in August of 2002. Imperforate stamps on postally used letter are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the imperforate Indigenous Monkey sheetlet together with stamps from the Diesel Locomotives (imperforate souvenir-sheet) and International Stamp Exhibition Espana (imperforate) sets paying an overall postage of 45,600D (including the red free frontal for 2,000D) on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in September of 2002. Imperforate stamps on postally used letter are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the Landscapes of South Vietnam set together with stamps from the Commercial Airliner (souvenir-sheet) and Domestic Primates (imperforate) paying an overall postage of 58,800D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in June of 2003. Souvenir-Sheets and imperforate stamps are very hard to find on postally used letters. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 50 Years National Film Authority stamps featuring two Tête-bêche pairs together with stamps from the 70 Years Vietnamese Women Union, Children of Vietnam and Indigenous Monkeys (imperforate) paying an overall postage of 31,800D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in August of 2003. Imperforate stamps on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.