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VIETNAMESE NEW YEAR
"FUNS OF THE TET"
(Lunar New Year)

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20 DONG STAMP SCOTT # 506
UNICORN DANCE: Unicorn Dance is a joyful entertainment at the Tef Festival in South VIet-Nam. The Unicorn is the symbol of the powertulness and the prosperity. Well-to-do families use to set prize in money and invite the Unicorn Dance Team to come and dance In front of their house tor entertainment, ana aiso as the first caller to their house on the New Year's Day.
DATE OF ISSUE: January 26th 1975
Values 20 dong
Designers Vo-Hung-Kiet
Quantities 4.000.000
Size : 30mm x 40mm, sheet of 50 stamps (10x5)
Printing process: Photogravure (Delacryl)
Colors : 4 colors
Paper : High quality, white paper
Printer : Thomas de la Rue, Basingstoke, England
30 DONG STAMP SCOTT # 507
CRAKERS FIRING: When the Tet comes, from the cities to the countrysides, everybody competes each other in firing crackers at the New Year's Eve.The reason for this competition Is that the regularly clear, even and crispy sounds of the firecrackers fired at the same time everywhere, right on the transition moment of the New Year's Eve symbolize the joyful feelings in everybody's heart for the welcome of the first day of a new Spring.
DATE OF ISSUE: January 26th 1975
Values 30 dong
Designers Nguyen-Uyen
Quantities 2.000.000
Size : 30mm x 40mm, sheet of 50 stamps (10x5)
Printing process: Photogravure (Delacryl)
Colors : 4 colors
Paper : High quality, white paper
Printer : Thomas de la Rue, Basingstoke, England
100 DONG STAMP SCOTT # 508:
WISHING HAPPY NEWYEAR: In the morning of the Lunar NewYear's Day, everybody puts on new clothes and joyfully greets each other Happy New Year. The children espress their happiness on the adding one more year to the longlvity of their grand parents and parents. In return, they will be given new money notes wrapped In red envelope, meaning of good luck for the New Year.
DATE OF ISSUE: January 26th 1975
Values 100 dong
Designer Vo-Hung-Kiet
Quantities 1.000.000
Size : 30mm x 40mm, sheet of 50 stamps (10x5)
Printing process: Photogravure (Delacryl)
Colors : 4 colors
Paper : High quality, white paper
Printer : Thomas de la Rue, Basingstoke, England
SPECIAL MARK : A special postmark "First day of issue" were used at Salgon-G.P.O. and at Can-Tho, Da-Lat, Nha-Trang, Da-Nang, Hue post offices.