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The postage stamps of Vietnam were issued by a variety of states and administrations. Stamps were first introduced by the French colonial administration. Stamps specifically for Vietnam were first issued in 1945. During the decades of conflict and partitioning, stamps were issued by mutually hostile governments. The reunification of Vietnam in 1976 brought about a unified postal service.
Điện Biên Phủ ( Vietnamese: [ɗîənˀ ɓīən fû] ⓘ is a city in the northwestern region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Điện Biên Province. The city is best known for the decisive Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, which occurred during the First Indochina War of independence against France. The region is a center of ethnic Thai ...
Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Part of the First Indochina War. Viet Minh troops planting their flag over the captured French headquarters at Dien Bien Phu. Date. 13 March – 7 May 1954. (1 month, 3 weeks and 3 days) Location. Vicinity of Điện Biên Phủ, French Indochina (present day Vietnam) 21°23′13″N 103°0′56″E.
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail). Then the stamp is affixed to the face or address-side of any item of mail —an envelope or other postal cover (e.g., packet, box, mailing cylinder)—which they wish to send. The item is ...
Penny Black – World's first postage stamp. Penny Blue – Trial printings from a penny black plate. Two pence blue – Issued for second rate step, at the same time as Penny Black. VR official – First official stamp. Prince Consort Essay. Penny Red – Improved follow-ons to the Penny Black. Archer Roulette – Experimental separation of ...
Jamaica 6d abolition of slavery postage stamp. Jamaica 1956-58 £1 chocolate and violet. Jamaica 1968 human rights stamps.
Learn about the history, structure and services of Vietnam Post Corporation, the state-owned enterprise in charge of postal and telecommunications in Vietnam.
Postal rates to 1847. Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.