Unified Vietnam, Steam Locomotives, May 10th, 1991, Michel Nr. 2323-2330, Block 88; Seven stamps with nominals of 400D (two stamps), 500D, 1,000D, 2,000D and 3,000D (two stamps) were issued in perforation 13 and imperforate. There was also a souvenir-sheet with a 5,000D nominal that was produced perforated 12.75:13.25 and imperforate.

Here is the mint perforated set

and here the mint imperforate set

It is little known that six of the stamps were produced together in pairs in one large sheet. This true for the 400D nominals, the 500D/1,000D nominals and the 3,000D nominals. Only the 2,000D nominal was produced by itself. These large sheets were normally separated in the printing works so gutter pairs are very hard to find. Below are these gutter pairs and a horizontal pair of the 2,000D value.

The souvenir-sheet was also produced in large sheets of 16 souvenir-sheets. Again, these souvenir-sheets were already cut to individual size in the printing works so attached units larger than one are very hard to find. Below is a block of four imperforate souvenir-sheets.

Mixed ranking of the 2,000D Steam Locomotive stamp together with the 6,000D Rodent stamp paying an overall postage of 8,000D on an international air mail letter sent from Da Nang to France in April of 1994.

Mixed franking of the 5,000D Rodent stamp together with stamps from the Steam Locomotives, Olympic Summer Games and Flowers of the Season stamps paying an overall postage of 8,000D on an international air mail letter sent from Da Nang to France in April of 1994.

Mixed franking of the 3,000D Steam Locomotive stamp together with the 5,000D World Expo Sevilla stamp paying an overall postage of 8,000D on an international air mail letter sent from Da Nang to France in April of 1994.

Registered air mail letter sent in June of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated Steam Locomotive stamps plus stamps from the Sharks, Cats, World Cup Italy and overprinted Tourism sets for an overall postage of 12,304D (including the red free frank for 3,200D). Due to the very low nominal values as compared to the tariff in force at the time the overprinted Tourism stamps are very hard to find on postally used cover. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in June of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated Steam Locomotive stamps plus stamps from the Air Ship, Olympic Summer Games Barcelona and overprinted Tourism sets for an overall postage of 12,303D (including the red free frank for 2,000D). Due to the very low nominal values as compared to the tariff in force at the time the overprinted Tourism stamps are very hard to find on postally used cover. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in June of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate Steam Locomotive stamps plus stamps from the Air Ships, Olympic Summer Games Barcelona and overprinted Tourism sets for an overall postage of 12,304D (including the red free frank for 3,200D). Due to the very low nominal values as compared to the tariff in force at the time the overprinted Tourism stamps are very hard to find on postally used cover. Also imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in May of 1991 from HCM City to Hong Kong. The letter carries the Golden Heart, the Pioneer Organization and UNO stamps plus the imperforate souvenir-sheet of the Steam Locomotive set paying an overall postage of 21.gD (including the red free frank for 8.7D). Imperforate souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in June of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate Steam Locomotive stamps plus stamps from the Air Ships, Olympic Summer Games Barcelona and overprinted Tourism sets for an overall postage of 12,200.5D . Due to the very low nominal values as compared to the tariff in force at the time the overprinted Tourism stamps are very hard to find on postally used cover. Also imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated and imperforate Steam Locomotive souvenir-sheets plus stamps from the Air Ships, Communist Party and overprinted Tourism sets for an overall postage of 13,184.5D (including the red free frank for 80D). Due to the very low nominal values as compared to the tariff in force at the time the overprinted Tourism stamps are very hard to find on postally used cover. Also souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare. Green Fulda custom cachet on front.

Registered air mail letter sent in July of 1991 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated Olympic Winter Games set plus stamps from the Communist Party, Steam Locomotives (souvenir-sheet), Touring Cars (imperforate souvenir-sheet), Pioneer Organization and Rights for Children sets for an overall postage of 24,200D (including the red free frank for 3,000D). Souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in February of 1992 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated Butterflies stamps and the souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Steam Locomotives (imperforate) and Olympic Summer Games Barcelona sets for an overall postage of 21,400D. Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cove are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in February of 1992 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries perforated Butterflies stamps and the imperforate souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Steam Locomotives (imperforate) set for an overall postage of 21,400D. Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cove are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1992 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate overprinted Sevilla 92 stamps plus stamps from the Old Steam Trains for an overall postage of 18,300D (including the red free frank for 7,400D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1992 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries imperforate overprinted Sevilla 92 stamps plus stamps from the Old Steam Trains (imperforate) and overprinted World Cup Italy sets for an overall postage of 37,650D (including the red free frank for 22,100D). Imperforate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in April of 1992 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the entire imperforate Airplanes set plus stamps from the Steam Locomotives (imperforate), Communist Party and Chess (imperforate) sets for an overall postage of 24,700D. Imperfroate stamps on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in August of 1992 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the perforated European Soccer Championship souvenir-sheet plus stamps from the Airplane, HCM Birthday (imperforate), Steam Locomotives (imperforate), Phu-Dong and War Invalid sets for an overall postage of 29,500D (including the red free frank for 10,600D) . Imperforate stamps and souvenir-sheets on postally used cover are very rare.

Registered air mail letter sent in January of 1996 from Ho Chi Minh City to Klewitz. The letter carries the entire imperforate Asian Attraction set plus stamps from the Old Steam Engines (imperforate) and Coral Reef Fish sets for an overall postage of 25,800D. Imperforate stamps on postally used cover revery rare. Fulda arrival cancel on the reverse.

Mixed franking of the 60. Anniversary of the Publication of the Cultural Program of the Communist Party  stamps (block of four) together with stamps from the World Exposition EXPO 92 (imperforate), Steam Locomotives (imperforate), Execution of the Communist Party Decisions, Moon Festival, Sculptures of the Ly Dynasty (imperforate), French Revolution I (imperforate), 200. Death Anniversary of Qui Thi Xuan and Bycycle Rishaws paying an overall postage of 42,200D (including the red free frank for 6,300D) on a registered international air mail letter sent from Saigon to Klewitz in June of 2003. Imperforate stamps on postally used letters are very hard to find. Incoming German registration receipt on the reverse.

Registration Nr. 105290

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