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SOUTH VIETNAM STAMP 1974

ANNIVERSARY OF KING HUNG VUONG

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STAMPS SUBJECT : Series of stamps Issued to commemorate the achievement of "Nation Founder Hung Vuong"
20 dong STAMP SCOTT # 478: Portrait of the Nation Founder with the national emblem "Van Lang" on his left hand, and a bundle of bamboo sticks recording historical events on his right hand. (In the old days, characters were marked on bamboo sticks to keep historical record).
DATE OF ISSUE April 2nd. 1974
PERF. 14 x 13.5
Denominations 20 d
Designer Vo Hung Kiet
Quantity 2.000.000
Color : four colors
Size ; 40mm x 30mm
In sheets : 50 stamps (5 x 10)
Printing process : Delacryl
Paper : High quality white paper
Printer ; Thomas de la Rue, Basingstoke, England
100 DONG STAMP, SCOTT # 479: The giant flag on which written four characters "Hung Vuong Quoc To" ("Hung Vuong, Nation Founder").
Both types of stamps show the pictures, engraved on the faces of bronze drums which were found In Ngoc Lu region (Ha Nam Province In North VIet Nam) describing the dally activities such as boat rowing, hunting, rice pounding of Vietnamese people's ancestors wearing strange costumes : bird feathers decoration on the head. Stars with many points
symbolizing the Sun as the living force of the Universe. These bronze drums with the above decorating sub) ects are the relic of the prehlstorlcal
culture (Bronze Age) of Hung Vuong dynasty.
Hung Vuong was the first king of VIet Nam, which then called Van Lang (actual North VIet Nam), her capital was Phong Chau (Bach Hac District, Vinh Yen Province). King Hung Vuong founded Hong Bang dynasty reigning from 2879 B.C. to 258 B.C.
Every year, on the 10th of the Third lunar month, Vietnamese people celebrate the commemoration of Hung Vuong to think of the achievement of their Nation Founder.
DATE OF ISSUE April 2nd. 1974
PERF. 14 x 13.5
Denominations 100 d
Designers Le Minh Due
Quantity 1.000.000
Color : four colors
Size ; 40mm x 30mm
In sheets : 50 stamps (5 x 10)
Printing process : Delacryl
Paper : High quality white paper
Printer ; Thomas de la Rue, Basingstoke, England
SPECIAL POSTMARK : A special postmark "First day of lssue" were used at the Saigon Central Post Office and at Can Tho, Da Lat, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Hue Post Office.