Kingfishers

Unified Vietnam, Kingfishers, Mach 11th, 1996, Michel Nr. 2767-2771; Five stamps in nominals of 400D, 1,000D, 2,000D, 4,000D and 12,000D were issued in perforation 13 and imperforate.

Here is the mint set in horizontal pairs

and here the mint imperforate set

Single franking of the 400D stamp on a domestic air mail letter sent from Phan Hoa to HCM City in September of 1996. Binh Thanh transit cancel on the reverse.

Single franking of the 400D value on a domestic letter sent in October of 1996 from Nguyen Tran to HCM City. Quan 5 transit cancel on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in May of 1996 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the entire perforated Kingfisher set plus stamps from the Orchid set (imperforate for an overall postage of 31,400D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in May of 1996 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the entire imperforate Kingfisher set plus stamps from the Bird set from 1981. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The Bird stamps were still denominated in old Dong. On September 14th, 1985 the Vietnamese Government conducted a devaluation which devalued the old Dong by 10:1. This meant old stamps used after that date were only worth one tenth of their face value. The overall postage of the letter therefore amounted to 2.90 oD :10 = 0.29 nD plus stamps already in new Dong (19,400 nD) plus the red free frank for 2,000 nD for a total of 21,402.9D.

Rare registered express air mail letter sent in July of 1998 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Birds of Prey stamp set plus stamps from the Domestic Pheasants, Hibiscus (imperforate), King Fishers (imperforate) and Asian Attractions I sets for an overall postage of 50,200D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in August of 1999 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Wood Pecker set plus stamps from the Kingfisher set for an overall postage of 41,400D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. German Post orange routing code on front. Incoming German Post registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the perforated Butterflies souvenir-sheet together with stamps from the King Fisher and Hisbiscus sets paying an overall postage of 48,000D on a registered air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in October of 2001. Souvenir-sheets are very hard to find on postally used cover. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the imperforate Butterflies souvenir-sheet together with stamps from the Domestic Pheasant and 300 Years Saigon set (both from the souvenir-sheet) paying an overall postage of 41,0000D on a registered air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in October of 2001. Imperforate stamps and stamps from souvenir-sheets are very hard to find on postally used cover.

Mixed franking featuring a block of four of the 100. Birthday of Tran Huy Lieu stamp together with stamps from the Useful Insects and King Fisher sets paying an overall postage of 53,200D on a registered air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klwitz in January of 2002. Incoming German 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 UNESCO World Heritage My So’n imperforate souvenir-sheet together with stamps from the Landscapes of South Vietnam (one imperforate), King Fishers, 95th Birthday of Ngo Gia Tu’ and Coral Red Fish (imperforate souvenir-sheet) paying an overall postage of 30,600D 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.