International Stamp Exhibition IBRA 99 "Squid"

Unified Vietnam, International Stamp Exhibition IBRA 99 “Squid”, April 20th, 1999, Michel Nr. 2985-2988; Four stamps in nominals of 400D (two stamps), 4,000D and 12,000D were issued in perforation 13.75.

Here is the mint set in horizontal pairs

Official First Day Cover

Special envelope issued during the IBRA exhibition featuring one Vietnamese Squid stamp canceled with special Vietnamese cachet and one German stamp canceled with a special German cachet.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1999 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries pairs of the Squid set for an overall postage of 33,600D. Orange German Post routing coding on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in February of 2000 from Saigon to Klewitz. The letter carries a pair of the 200. Birthday ofNguyen Van Sieu stamp plus stamps from the Colonial Architecture (one imperforate), Squid and Lilie sets for an overall postage of 52,800D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the UNESCO World Heritage My So’n perforated souvenir-sheet together with stamps from the Landscapes of South Vietnam (one imperforate), King Fishers, Tuong Opera Masks and International Stamp Exhibition PHILEXFRANCE (imperforate) paying an overall postage of 33,600D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in February of 2004. Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the imperforate Chinese New Year “Year of the Monkey” set together with stamps from the International Stamp Exhibition IBRA 99, Vietnamese Women Fashion, Landscapes of South Vietnam (imperforate) and 95th Birthday of Ngo Gia Tu’sets paying an overall postage of 34,800D on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klwitz in March of 2004. Imperforate stamps on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.