Unified Vietnam, Space Conquest, August 28th, 1978, Michel Nr. 990-995; Six values with nominals of 12 xu (two stamps), 30 xu, 40 xu, 60 xu and 2 Dong were issued with perforation 12.0 and imperforate.
Here is the cancelled to order imperforate set:
Registered letter front sent from Quan Dong to Hong Kong in October of 1982. The front carries the entire Space Conquest set for an overall postage of 4.14D.
Philatelic letter sent in March of 1982 featuring the entire perforated set set to Toulousse, France.
Rare Single franking of one of the 12 xu values on a local letter sent in October of 1978 from Chu Long to HCM City. HCM City machine arrival cancels the reverse.
Another rare local letter featuring one of the 12 xu stamps paying the standard letter rate in force at the time. The letter was sent from Vinh Long to HCM City in October of 1978.
Mixed franking of the 12 xu Space Conquest stamp together with two 12 xu Nguyen Trai paying an overall postage of 36 xu on a domestic letter sent from what looks like a Hanoi Re-Education Center (B2G2D4T18) or political prison to a civilian in Ho Chi Minh City.
Mixed franking of the 40 xu Space Conquest stamp along with stamps from the Total Liberation, Year of the Cild and Sunflower sets paying an overall postage of 11.60D on an registered international air mail letter sent from Quan 1 to France in February of 1982.
Mixed franking of five of the 2D Total Liberation stamp together with three stamps from the Space Conquest series paying an overall postage of 11.60D on a registered air-mail letter sent to Paris, France in February of 1982.
Air mail letter sent from Vung That to Budapest, Hungary in December of 1978. The letter is franked with 0.84D made up of six 12xu Chrysamthemum stamps plus one 12xu Space Conquest stamp.
Very rare registered express mail latter sent from Hanoi to Klewitz in July of 1980. The letter carries the other half of the im-perforated Orchid set plus im-perforated stamps of the Space Conquest set for an overall postage of 4.84 Dong. Im-perforated stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.
Very rare registered express mail letter sent to Klewitz in March of 1979. It carries parts of the im-perforated space conquest set. Im-perforated stamps on postally used cover are very rare. There are also some of the Total Liberation stamps on the reverse. The overall postage amounted to 4.22 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.
Another very rare registered express mail letter sent to Klewitz in March of 1979. The letter carries the other im-perforated stamps of the space quest set plus some stamps from the Total Liberation set. Im-perforated stamps on postally used cover are very rare. The overall postage amounted to 4.12 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.
Rare registered express mail letter set to Klewitz in December of 1970. It carries the entire perforated set plus other NVN stamps from the period for an overall postage of 5.77 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Fulda green custom cachet on front.
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 the 60 xu space exploration stamp 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 the 40 xu space quest stamps for an overall postage of 4.90 Dong. Bad Nauheim transit and Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.
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 are also the two big value of the space quest 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.
Rare express mail letter sent from Hai Phong to Klewitz in June of 1979. It carries both inscription color versions of the 12 xu flower stamp in pairs plus a pair of the olive-green 6 xu stamps with the missing designer name at the bottom. There is also the 2 Dong Space Conquest stamp. The overall postage amounted to 4.92 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.
Rare registered express mail letter sent to Klewitz in October of 1978.It carries the HCM Museum set plus some of the Space Quest stamps for an overall postage of 4.82 Dong. The zero money free-frank was required to produce the R-label as it was produced by the same franking machine. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Rare Expressmail letter sent from Dien Bien Phu to Klewitz in August of 1980. It carries the HCM Museum set in blocks of four. There are also a 2 Dong Space Conquest stamp. The overall postage of the letter amounted to 4.80 Dong. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachet and hand-made R-label in front.
Rare registered express mail letter sent von Nha-Trang to Klewitz in June of 1980. The letter carries the entire Five Year Plan set (1st printing of the green/yellow 12 xu value) plus three of the Space Conquest stamps for an overall postage of 4.80 Dong. The pair of 12 xu 35 Years of the Peoples Army stamp show a double horizontal perforation in-between stamps. Error stamps on postally used cover are very rare. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Spectacular mass franking of the Five Year Plan series on a large registered express mail envelope mailed to Klewitz in October of 1980. The letter carries a number of the perforation errors of the Five Year Plan stamps. There is also one of the 12 xu Space Conquest stamps. The overall postage amounted to 6.14 Dong. Hand-made express mail label using a typewriter. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.
Very rare registered express mail letter sent to Klewitz in May of 1980. It carries the Stamp Exhibition set plus the 12 xu Einstein stamp without the black printing run. Error stamps on postally used cover are very rare. There are also four of the Space Conquest set. The overall postage amounted to 4.94 Dong. Hannover-Frankfurt train transit and Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cancel on front.
Rare registered air mail letter sent from Ho Chi Minh City to West Germany in November of 1980. It carries pairs of the 6 xu and 12 xu Socialist Republic Map stamp that show a double perforation in-between stamps. Error stamps on postally used cover are very rare. There are also one of the Space Conquest stamps. The overall perforation amounted to 3.02 Dong. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered letter sent from Quan 5 (Cholon) to West Germany in May of 1981. The letter carries the entire set in different color variations plus one of the 2 Dong Space Conquest stamps for an overall postage of 7.90 Dong. Partial green Fulda custom cachet on front. Unusual red Quan 5 cancel.
Registered letter carrying the entire set plus two of the 2 Dong Space Conquest stamps for an overall postage of 7.62 Dong. The zero money red free frank was required to produce the R-label that came out of the same machine. Unusual sheet numbers on top of the selvage of all stamps in the set. Very rarely seen on cover. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered air mail latter sent in December of 1981 to Klewitz. It shows six pairs of the lotus flower stamp in the rare post master perforations: 9.5, 11, 14, 15, 5-6 and 9.5. It also carries two shads of the single rose stamp. 60 xu Space Conquest stamp on the back. The overall postage amounted to 8.80 Dong (including the 3 Dong free frank on front). Unusual red cancel. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered letter sent from Quan 5 (Cholon) to Klewitz in February of 1982. It carries the entire set with pairs of both colors of the 12 xu Coat of Arms stamp. 2 Dong Space Conquest stamp on the reverse. The overall postage amounted to 7.90 Dong. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered letter mailed on November 3rd, 1980 to Klewitz. The letter also carries the whole set plus the red special cancel that was used for the First Day Covers. Two Space Conquest stamps on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachet on front. The overall postage amounted to 3.12 Dong.
Registered letter sent from Quan 5 (Cholon) to Klewitz in June of 1981. The letter carries half of the perforated Fish set plus some Space Conquest stamps for an overall postage of 8.04 Dong (including the red free rural for 5 Dong). The letter also carries a military free frank issued in 1970 that was not valid for international postage but it appears that the postal clerk accepted it for its domestic value of 12 xu.
Another registered letter sent from Quan 1 (Ho Chi Minh City) to Klewitz in June of 1981. The letter carries the other half of the perforated Fish set plus some of the Space Conquest stamps for an overall postage of 8.07 Dong.
Registered lettre sent from Quan 5 (Cholon) to Klewitz in June of 1981. There is a single 50 xu KPdSU stamp plus a variety of the Space Conquest stamps for an overall postage of 7.95 Dong. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered letter sent from Quan 5 (Ho Chi Minh City) to Klewitz in April of 1981. It features the set in pairs plus a block of four of the 2 Dong Space Conquest stamp for an overall postage of 13.60 Dong (including the red free frank for 3.70 Dong). Note the new type of free frank (Type DA1.5. Satas “J” ). Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered letter sent from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz in November of 1981. It features both color variations of the 50 xu KPdSU stamp plus one of the 40 xu Space Conquest stamps for an overall postage of 8.20 Dong. The zero money red free frank was required to produce the R-label that came out of the same machine. Red “Franked by Sender” hand stamp. Unusual red cancels. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered letter sent from Quan 5 (Cholon) to Klewitz in September of 1981. The letter features half of the perforated Pigeon set plus the 2 Dong Space Conquest stamp for an overall postage of 8.24 Dong (including the red free frank for 4.3 Dong). Klewitz reported that free franks were often used instead of stamps as especially the large nominal were not in stock at the post offices. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Registered letter sent from Quan 5 (Cholon) to Klewitz in September of 1981. The letter features the other half of the perforated Pigeon set plus three of the 2 Dong Space Conquest stamps for an overall postage of 11.04 Dong (including the red free frank for 4.3 Dong). Klewitz reported that free franks were often used instead of stamps as especially the large nominal were not in stock at the post offices. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Rare registered express mail letter sent from Dien Bien Phu to Klewitz in April of 1980. It carries pairs of the set plus the rare 6 xu Flower stamp and parts of the Dien Bien Phu set for an overall postage of 4.81 Dong. Three Spae Conquest stamps on the reverse. Unusual hand-written R-label. Fulda arrival cancel the reverse. Fragment of the green Fulda custom cachet on front.
Very rare registered letter sent from Hanoi to Klewitz in June of 1981. The letter carries half of the im-perforated set, some of the Cat stamps plus one 30 xu Space Conquest stamp for an overall postage of 5.50 Dong. Im-perforated stamps on postally used cover are very rare.
Registered letter that features the first known usage of the stamp with the Post Master Perforation 8.5. The letter was cancelled on September 15th, 1981 more than seven months ahead of the official issuing date in Quang 5 (Ho Chi Minh City). Post Master Perforation son postally used cover are very rare. Space Conquest stamp on the front. The overall postage amounted to 7.6 Dong. Green custom cachet on front.
Registered letter sent from Nguyen Trai to Klewitz in August of 1982. The letter carries the Women Congress set plus other NVN stamps for an overall postage of 22.82 Dong (including the red free frank for 15.5 Dong). Space Conquest stamps on the reverse. Transit cancel on the reverse. Green Fulda custom cachet one front.
Registration Nr. 102710
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