Prehistoric Animals

Unified Vietnam, Prehistoric Animals, January 1st, 1979, Michel Nr. 1007-1014; Eight stamps with nominals of 12 xu (two stamps), 20 xu, 30 xu, 40 xu, 50 xu, 60 xu and 1 Dong were issued in perforation 11.5 and im-perforated.

Rare local letter sent in May of 1979 from Vinh Long to HCM City and carrying one of the 12xu stamps. HCM City machine arrival cancel on the reverse.

Rare registered express mail letter sent from Hai Phong to Klewitz in June of 1979. It features half of the perforated prehistoric animal set plus other stamps from the period for an overall postage of 4.96 Dong. Bad Nauheim transit and Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Fulda green custom cachet on front.

Another rare registered express mail letter sent from Hai Phong to Klewitz in June of 1979. It features the other half of the perforated prehistoric animal set plus other stamps from the period for an overall postage of 4.90 Dong. Bad Nauheim transit and Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Very rare registered express mail letter sent from Hai Phong to Klewitz in June of 1979. It features half of the im-perforated prehistoric animal set plus other stamps from the period for an overall postage of 4.80 Dong. Im-perforate stamps on postally used cove are very rare. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Another very rare registered express mail letter sent from Hai Phong to Klewitz in June of 1979. It features the other half of the im-perforated prehistoric animal set plus other stamps from the period for an overall postage of 4.80 Dong. Im-perforate stamps on postally used cove are very rare. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Rare local registered letter sent from Vinh Long to Ho Chi Minh City in June of 1979 paying an overall postage of 34xu (12xu domestic letter rate/24xu (?) registration fee) using one of the 12xu Prehistoric Animal stamps and Flower stamps. Ho Chi Minh arrival cancel on the reverse.

International letter sent in July of 1979 from Cam Ranh (small post office) to Columbus in the United States. The letter carries a mixed franking of three of the Prehistoric Animal stamps plus stamps from the Flowers and Engels sets for an overall postage of 1.66D. Bing Dinh Province transit cancel on the reverse. Full contents preserved.

Another very rare registered express mail letter sent to Klewitz in April of 1980. It features the set and also carries two 12 xu Einstein stamps without the black printing run. Error stamps on postally used cover are very rare as few philatelist water to expose their error stamp to get lost or damaged during transit. There is also the 1 Dong of the prehistoric animals set. The overall postage amounted to 4.98 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Fulda green custom cachet on front. Interesting hand-made Express Mail label produced with a typewriter.

Another very rare letter mailed to Klewitz in August of 1980. The letter features three of the 12 xu Einstein stamps, one being an error stamp without the black printing run. Errors stamps on postally used cover are very rare. There are also three stamps of the prehistoric animal set. The overall postage amounted to 4.80 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Rare registered express mail letter sent to Klewitz in September of 1980. It carries a variety of NVN stamps including one of the 30 xu Prehistoric Animals stamps. Green Fulda custom cachet on front. Hand -made Express Label.

Rare registered express mail letter sent to Klewitz in December of 1980. The letter carries two of the 1 Dong Day of the Child stamps plus two 6 xu Flower stamps (one with and one without the designer name). It also shows a 2 Dong Lenin National Liberation Front (Vietcong) issued in 1970. NLF stamps were denominated in South Vietnamese Dong and hence they were not valid for postage in North Vietnam. Nevertheless it appears that the postal clerk did not object to the invalid stamp. There are also two of the 20 xu Prehistoric Animal stamps. The overall postage amounted to 5.01 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Very rare registered express mail letter featuring two 6 xu stamps and two 12 xu stamps with the post master perforation of the Socialist Republic stamps sent from Da-Lat (a mountain resort outside of HCM City) to West Germany sent in July of 1980. It also carries a number of the Sport Games set. The overall postage amounted to 4.80 Dong. Fulda arrival stamp on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachet on front. Unusual hand-made express mail label.

Another very rare registered express mail letter featuring one 6 xu stamps and one 12 xu Socialist republic stamps with the post master perforation sent from Ho Chi Minh City to West Germany sent in July of 1980. There are also a number of the Prehistoric Animals set. The overall postage amounted to 4.51 Dong slightly above the required postage of 4.40 Dong. Fulda arrival stamp on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachet on front. Unusual hand-made express mail label.

Very rare registered express mail latter sent from Hanoi to Klewitz in July of 1980. The letter carries half of the im-perforated Orchid set plus one of the 60 xu Prehistoric Animal stamps for an overall postage of 4.84 Dong. Im-perforated stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.