Mushrooms

Unified Vietnam, Mushrooms, December 30th, 1987, Michel Nr. 1876-1882; Seven stamps with nominals of 5D, 10D, 15D, 20D, 25D, 30D and 40D were issued in perforation 12.75 and imperforate. There are some doubts about the issuance date reported by Michel as there are First Day Covers (ex Klewitz) that show a November 10th, 1987 first day of issuance.

Stamps sold at Vietnamese post offices were sold without gum while stamps sold through the official Vietnamese stamp agency were gummed.

Here is the mint perforated set

and here the mint imperforate set

First Day Covers that show the first date of issuance of November 10th, 1987.

Registered air mail letter sent in January of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries half of the perforated Mushroom set plus stamps from the Water and Mountain Spirit, Monkeys, Peace Movement and Insect (imperforate) sets. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. There is also the military free frank issued in 1987. The overall postage of the letter (including the red free frank for 1,055D) amounted to 1,227D. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in January of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the other half of the perforated Mushroom set plus stamps from the Water and Mountain Spirit, Asian-African Solidarity and Insect (imperforate) sets. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage of the letter (including the red free frank for 1,098D) amounted to 1,232D. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Mixed franking of the Mushroom set together with stamps from the Red Cross and Poultry sets paying an overall postage of 2,896D (Including the red free frank for 2,720D) on a registered international air mail letter sent from HCM City to Hong Kong in July of 1988.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries half of the perforated Mushroom set plus stamps from the Water and Mountain Spirit, Indochina War and Insect (imperforate and stamp from souvenir-sheet) sets. Imperforate stamps and stamps from souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage of the letter (including the red free frank for 1,400D) amounted to 1,489D. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the other half of the perforated Mushroom set plus stamps from the STOCKHOLMIA Birds (stamp from souvenir-sheet), Traditional Indigenous Clothing (Imperforate), Mannes Space Flight and Insect (imperforate) sets. Imperforate stamps and stamps from souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage of the letter (including the red free frank for 1,363D) amounted to 1,553D. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate stamps from the Mushroom set plus stamps from the Monkeys, Elephants and Manned Space Flight sets for an overall postage of 1,610D (including the red free frank for 1,410D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate stamps from the Mushroom set plus stamps from the Water and Mountain Spirit and Manned Space Flight sets for an overall postage of 1,579D (including the red free frank for 1,425D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1988n from Ho Chi Minh City to Klwitz. The letter carries both color variations of the 20D Execution of Party Decisions stamp plus stamps from the Red Cross and Children Inoculation and Mushroom (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 5,145D (including the two red free frank for 4,780D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fula custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the second printing of the 4D value in grey and four imperfroate values of the 1987 Mushroom set. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage of the letter amounted to 5,184 Dong (including the red free frank for 3,870D).

Registered air mail letter sent as a mixed currency franking in December of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the Motorcycle souvenir-sheet , plus stamps from the Red Cross (in different color shades) and Hai Phong Liberation sets that were still denominated in old Dong. The stamps on the reverse are denominated in new Dong. The Vietnamese Government conducted a devaluation of the Dong on September 14th, 1985. This meant that all stamps issued prior to this date were only worth one tenth at the time of mailing. The overall postage hence amounted to 14.5 oD = 1.45 nD. plus the red free frank for 4,900 nD plus stamps in new Dong 165nD for a total of 5,066.45 nD.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries one sets of the Bach Dang stamps plus stamps from the Mushroom (imperforate), Cacti (imperforate), HAFNIA Airplane (imperforate), Fish and Vancouver Airplane sets for an overall postage of 1,611D (including the red free frank for 1,075D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered express air mail letter sent in July of 1988 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries three of the 200D Economic Assistance stamps plus stamps from the Traditional Minority Clothing (imperforate), Mushrooms (imperforate), Poultry and Endangered Animal sets. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The Protected Animal stamps were still denominated in old Dong while all other stamps were already denominated in new Dong. The Vietnamese Government conducted a devaluation of the Dong on September 14th, 1985. This meant that all stamps issued prior to this date were only worth one tenth at the time of mailing. The overall postage hence amounted to 2 oD = 0.2 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (770 nD) and the red free frank for 846D for 1,616.2 nD. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries three of the 300D Economic Development stamps plus stamps from the Poultry, Off-shore Oil Production (imperforate) and Mushroom sets for an overall postage of 2,430D (including the red free frank for 380D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered express air mail letter sent in July of 1988 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the imperforate Economic Assistance stamps plus stamps from the Protected Animals, Poultry, Mushrooms (imperforate) and Bach Dang sets. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The Protected Animal stamps were still denominated in old Dong while all other stamps were already denominated in new Dong. The Vietnamese Government conducted a devaluation of the Dong on September 14th, 1985. This meant that all stamps issued prior to this date were only worth one tenth at the time of mailing. The overall postage hence amounted to 2 oD = 0.2 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (915 nD) and the red free frank for 1,164D for 2,080.2 nD. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated and imperforate Child Inoculation stamps plus stamps from the Mushrooms (imperforate), Party Decisions, Off-shore Oil Production, Elephants and Bach Dang sets for an overall postage of 1,585D (including the red free frank for 1,270D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated tete-beche in a block of six plus stamps from the National Assembly, Off-shoer Oil Production, Mushrooms and Child Inoculation sets for an overall postage of 5,370D (including the red free frank for 3,940D). Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the Ton Du’c Thang stamps in pairs perforated and imperforate plus stamps from the National Assembly, Bach Dang (perforated and imperforate) and Mushroom (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 5,700D (including the red free frank for 4,440D). Imperforate stamps o postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter mailed in October of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries pairs of the perforated Union Congress set plus stamps from there Off-shore Oil Production (imperforate), Mushrooms (partially imperforate), Water Lilies and Child Inoculation sets for an overall postage of 6,090D (including the red free frank for 4,630D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Hydro Station set plus stamps from the Off-shore Oil Production, Bach Dang and Mushroom (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 5,149D (including the red free frank for 1,730D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the 3,000D Hydro Station stamp plus stamps from the Off-shore Oil Production, Bach Dang and Mushroom (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 5,149D (including the red free frank for 1,730D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in May of 1989 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Helikopters set plus stamps from the Reforestation (imperforate), Mushroom, Cambodian National Day and Sea Shell sets. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The Reforestation stamps were still denominated in old Dong while all other stamps were already denominated in new Dong. The Vietnamese Government conducted a devaluation of the Dong on September 14th, 1985. This meant that all stamps issued prior to this date were only worth one tenth at the time of mailing. The overall postage hence amounted to 1.20 oD = 0.12 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (875 nD) plus the red free frank for 5,880 nD for 6,755.12nD. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in January of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries a tete-beche pair of the imperforate Newspaper stamp plus stamps from theTon Du’c Thang (one imperforate), Mushrooms (imperforate), Off-shore Oil Production and Children Drawing sets for an overall postage of 6,750D (including the red free frank for 5,230D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1989 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated and imperforate French Revolution II stamps plus stamps from the Picasso, French Revolution I, Mushrooms, Hydro Stations and Thanh Giong sets for an overall postage of 9,410D (including the red free frank for 6,150D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.