Unified Vietnam, International Stamp Exhibition ESPANA 2000 “Domestic Birds”, September 28th, 2000, Michel Nr. 3093-3099, Block 127; Six stamps in nominals of 400D (three stamps), 5,000D, 7,000D and 10,000D were issued in perforation 13.5 and imperforate. Michel also reports the one of the 400D stamps also comes in a mixed perforation 12.75:13.25. There was also a souvenir-sheet with a 15,000D nominal that was produced in perforation 13.5:4 and imperforate.
Here is the mint perforated set in horizontal pairs
and here the mint imperforate set in horizontal pairs
Official First Day Cover of the perforated souvenir-sheet
Single franking of the 400D value (Perf. 12.75:13.25) on a local letter sent from Nguyen Dinh to HCM City in November of 2000.
Single franking of the 400D value on a domestic air mail letter sent from An Khanh to Saigon in November of 2000.
Registered air mail letter sent in December of 2000 from Ban Co to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Domestic Bird set plus stamps from the Le’Dynasty (imperforate) set for an overall postage of 32,200D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.
Registered air mail letter sent in January of 2001 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Domestic Bird stamps and souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Medical Plant and Seasonal Flower sets for an overall postage of 43,400D. Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.
Registered air mail letter sent in February of 2001 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Domestic Bird set plus stamps from the Domestic Pheasants (imperforate) set for an overall postage of 29,200D. 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 2001 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Domestic Bird souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Hibiscus set for an overall postage of 44,500D (including the red free frank for 11,500D). Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.
Mixed franking featuring the 3,000D Le’ Dynasty stamp plus two of the 5,000D National Parks, 400D ESPANA 2000 (Perf. 12.75:13.25, yet unlisted perforation variety) and the 400D Tran Phu stamp paying an overall postage of 14,200D on an international air mail letter sent from HCM City to West Germany in June of 2004.
Mixed franking of the perforated Diesel Locomotive set together with stamps from the Domestic Birds (imperforate), Vietnamese Volunteer Organization, World Stamp Expo 2000, Vietnam in the 20th Century and Day paying an overall postage of 33,400D 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.
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.
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 3,000D UNESCO World Heritage My So’n value together with stamps from the International Stamp Exhibition ESPANA (stamp from the souvenir-sheet), 110 Birthday of Ho Chi Minh, Domestic Painters, and Mushrooms (imperforate) paying an overall postage of 37,200D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in March of 2004. Imperforate stamps and stamps from souvenir-sheet on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the Bamboo Lanterns set together with stamps from the 100 Years Nobel Price, International Stamp Exhibition ESPANA, Dien Bien Phu and Liberation of South Vietnam sets. The letter also carries a military free frank that was not valid for international postage but was accepted by the postal clerk nevertheless. The 0.600kg imperforate Official Rice stamp from 1954 was technically still valid for postage but was improperly used on this private mail so was clearly philatelically motivated.
Registration Nr. 107480
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