Unified Vietnam, Soccer World Cup Mexico II, March 3rd, 1986, Michel Nr. 1664-1670; Seven stamps with nominals of 1D (two stamps), 2D, 3D (two stamps) and 5D (two stamps) were issued in perforation 12.75 and imperforate. There was also a souvenir-sheet that was only issued  with perforation 13.

Here is the mint set. Stamp sold at Vietnamese post offices were un-gummed but stamps solidly the official Vietnamese postal agency sold sets that were gummed.

and here is the mint imperforate stamp set

A printing error is known on the souvenir-sheet. The error stamp shows the area under the goal net on the right in blue in stead of the green color. 

Details of the affected area:

Registered air mail letter sent in September of 1987 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the entire perforated World Cup stamps plus stamps from the Prehistoric Animals, Day of the Invalid and Ape sets for an overall postage of 586D (including the red free frank for 495D).

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1987 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the World Cup souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Argentina Stamp Exhibition, National Games, Roses, Indochina-War (imperforate) and Traditional Clothing sets. Souvenir-Sheets and imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The Argentina Stamp Exhibition, National Games and Rose stamps were still denominated in old Dong while all the other stamps were 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  34.02 oD =3.40nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (113D) plus the red free frank for 455D for 571.40 nD. Green Fulda custom cachet on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1986 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the entire perforated World Cup set plus stamps from the Halley’s, Hanoi Liberation and National Assembly sets. The Hanoi Liberation stamps were still denominated in old Dong while all the other stamps were 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 =0.20 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (34D)  for 34.2 nD. Green Fulda custom cachet on the reverse.

Registered air mail letter sent in October of 1986 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the World Cup souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Dam Construction, Hanoi Liberation, Dahlias, Reconstruction, Traditional Houses and Fish sets. Souvenir-Sheets on postally mused cover are very rare. The Hanoi Liberation, Fish and Dahlia stamps were still denominated in old Dong while all the other stamps were 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  22.4 oD =2.24 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (33D)  for 35.24 nD. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Air mail letter sent in February of 1987 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries half of the imperforate World Cup set plus stamps from the Asia Games, National Games Vietnamese Post (imperforate) and Poultry sets (imperforate) . Imperforate stamps on postally mused cover are very rare. The Asia Games and National games stamps were still denominated in old Dong while all the other stamps were 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  17 oD =1.70 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (26D)  for 27.7 nD.

Air mail letter sent in February of 1987 as a mixed currency franking from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the other half of the imperforate World Cup set plus stamps from the Communist Party (imperforate), a block of four of the Lotus stamp with the rare post master perforation and Poultry sets (imperforate) . There is also a pair of the military free frank issued in 1984 that was not valid for international postage but apparently was accepted by the postal clerk nevertheless. Imperforate stamps on postally mused cover are very rare. The Lotus and Communist Party stamps were still denominated in old Dong while all the other stamps were 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  4.48oD =0.45 nD. plus the stamps in new Dong (23D)  for 23.45 nD.

Registered air mail letter sent in March of 1988 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries half of the perforated Fish set plus stamps from the Wales, Soviet-Vietnamese Friendship (Imperforate), Soccer World Cup and Cham Culture sets for an overall postage of 1,287D (including the red free frank for 1,150D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in December of 1990 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated World Cup Mexico II stamp set plus stamps from the Animals (souvenir-sheet), World Cup Mexico I (souvenir-sheet) and Prehistoric Animals sets for an overall postage of 13,360D (including the red free frank for 6,750D). Souvenir-Sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registration Nr. 104030

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