International Stamp Exhibition BANGKOK 2000 "Procession Palanquins"

Unified Vietnam, International Stamp Exhibition BANGKOK 2000 “Procession Palanquins”, March 10th, 2000, Michel Nr. 3049-3052, Block 124; Three stamps in nominals of 400D, 7,000D and 8,000D were issued in perforation 13.25 and imperforate.

Here is the mint perforated set in horizontal pairs

and here the mint imperforate set in horizontal pairs

Official First Day Covers

Registered air mail letter sent in May of 2000 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated “Procession Palanquins” set plus stamps from the Vajra Sculptures (imperforate), Cat Ba, Chinese Landscapes and Communist Party sets for an overall postage of 27,400D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in May of 2000 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated “Procession Palanquins” souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Ly Dynasty (imperforate) set for an overall postage of 27,400D. Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in May of 2000 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate “Procession Palanquins” stamp set plus stamps from the Vajra Sculptures (imperforate), PACIFIC 97, Year of Peace Culture and Viet Minh Resistance sets for an overall postage of 27,300D (including the red free frank for 100D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in May of 2000 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate “Procession Palanquins” souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Cat Ba and Seasonal Flower sets for an overall postage of 27,400D. Imperforate souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Air mail letter sent in March of 2000 from Quan 4 to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated “Procession Palanquins” souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Colonial Architecture and VIETSTAMPEX 95 sets for an overall postage of 19,900D. Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 2000 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Water Puppet set plus stamps from the Process Palanquin and Fire Brigade sets for an overall postage of 56,600D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the Founding of Vietnam stamps together with stamps from the Vietnam in the 20th Century and Stamp Exhibition BANGKOK 2000 sets (imperforate) paying an overall postage of 45,800D (including the red free frank for 800D) on a registered air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in September of 2001. Imperforate stamps on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the imperforate Diesel Locomotive set together with stamps from the Domestic Birds (imperforate), Stamp Exhibition BANGKOK (imperforate), Bats and Domestic Plants (Perf. 13.5:13.25) sets paying an overall postage of 34,800D on a registered air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in September of 2001. Imperforate stamps on postally used letter are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Single franking of the 15,000D souvenir-sheet supplemented with a red free frank of 8,500D paying an overall postage of 23,500 on an express air mail letter sent from HCM City to Germany January of 2001. Orange routing codes of the German postal system at bottom.