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SOUTH VIETNAM STAMP 1974
TOURISM PUBLICITY

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SUBJECTS: Set of 3 stamps presenting the picturesque sites which foreign tourists ought to visit during their stay in Vietnam.
5 DONG STAMP SCOTT # 487: This stamp shows some typical scencries : an Imperial tomb in Hue, Pok Klong Garai Cham tower in Phan Rang, a famous waterfall in Da Lat, a hunting scene on elephant back in Ban Me Thuot, a beautiful beach along the coast. At last, it is Saigon with its hotels, cathedral,
market, etc...
Date of issued July 12, 1974
Perf 14 x 13.5
Designer Vo Hung Kiet
Color Blue & Multicolored
Quantities Issued 3.000.000
Size 30mm x 40mm in sheet of 50 stamps (5 x10)
Printing Process: Delacyl Photogravue
Paper: High Quality White Paper
Printer: Thomas De La Rue, Basingtoke, England
10 DONG STAMP SCOTT # 488: The Xom Bong bridge in Nha Trang, on the No. 1 national highway between Nha Trang and Ninh Hoa. Viewed from the Poh Nagar Cham Tower, it is a magnificent panorama.
Date of issued July 12, 1974
Perf 14 x 13.5
Designer Nguyen Hiep
Color Blue & Multicolored
Quantities Issued 3.000.000
Size 30mm x 40mm in sheet of 50 stamps (5 x10)
Printing Process: Delacyl Photogravue
Paper: High Quality White Paper
Printer: Thomas De La Rue, Basingtoke, England
15 DONG STAMP SCOTT # 489: The Thien Mu Pagoda is among the oldest ones in Hue, built by the Prince Nguyen Hoang in 1601 on a hill looking out on the HUONG (Perfum) River.
Date of issued July 12, 1974
Perf 13.5 x 14
Designer Nguyen Minh Hoang
Color Yellow & Multicolored
Quantities Issued 3.500.000
Size 40mm x 30mm in sheet of 50 stamps (10 x 5)
Printing Process: Delacyl Photogravue
Paper: High Quality White Paper
Printer: Thomas De La Rue, Basingtoke, England
SPECIAL POSTMARK: The special postmark "First day of issue" was used at Saigon - G.P.O. and at Can Tho. Da Lat, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Hue post offices

* Sources from the Philatelic Bulletin # 164 of the Directorate General of Posts (Republic of Vietnam)