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Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, Charles Darwin on stamps and postmarks of Vietnam

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• Country overview
• Philately at Vietnam
• Official stamps of Vietnam related to Paleontology
• Commemorative postmarks of Vietnam related to Paleontology
• References

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia., with an estimated 92.7 million inhabitants. Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976, with Ho Chi Minh City as a historical city as well.
Following a Japanese occupation in the 1940s, the Vietnamese fought French rule in the First Indochina War, eventually expelling the French in 1954. Thereafter, Vietnam was divided politically into two rival states, North Vietnam (officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam), and South Vietnam (officially the Republic of Vietnam). Conflict between the two sides intensified in what is known as the Vietnam War. The war ended with a North Vietnamese victory in 1975. Vietnam was then unified under a communist government but remained impoverished and politically isolated. ^[R1]

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. ^[R2]

Official stamps of Vietnam related to Paleontology: dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, Charles Darwin

01.01.1979 "Dinosaurs" [1]	30.08.1984 "Dinosaurs" [1]	01.06.1990 "Dinosaurs" [1]
26.07.1991 "Prehistoric animals" [1]	06.03.1996 "Dinosaurs" [1]	12.02.2009 "Charles Darwin"

Notes:
[1] Exist in perforated and imperforated variations.

Commemorative postmarks of Vietnam related to Paleontology: dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, Charles Darwin

Legend is here

01.06.1990 "Dinosaurs" [FDC]	26.07.1991 "Prehistoric animals" [FDC]	06.03.1996 "Dinosaurs" [FDC]
12.02.2009 "Charles Darwin" [FDC]

References:
[R1] More information about the Vietnam are on Wikipedia WikiTravel
[R2] More information about postal history of Vietnam on: Wikipedia

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