Vietnam

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

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Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia, with an estimated population of 92.7 million.
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 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]
Dinosaurs on stamps of Vietnam 1979 Dinosaurs on stamps of Vietnam 1984 Dinosaurs on stamps of Vietnam 1990
26.07.1991 "Prehistoric animals" [1] 06.03.1996 "Dinosaurs" [1] 12.02.2009 "Charles Darwin"
Dinosaurs on stamps of Vietnam 1991 Dinosaurs on stamps of Vietnam 1991 Dinosaurs on stamps of Vietnam 1991

Notes:
[1] Both perforate and imperforate varieties exist for these issues.



Some other stamps of Vietnam to consider: fossil sites

30.10.2022 "Geoparks of Vietnam" [O1]
Fossil sites on stamp of Vietnam 2021

Notes:
[O1] These stamps set shows landscapes of three National Geoparks of Vietnam: Đồng Văn Karst Plateau Geopark, Non Nước Cao Bằng Geopark, Đắk Nông Geopark.
All three parks are famous fossil sites of Vietnam.
For more details, please click here



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]
Dinosaurs on postmark of Vietnam 1990 Prehistoric animal on postmark of Vietnam 1991 Dinosaurs on postmark of Vietnam 1996
12.02.2009 "Charles Darwin" [FDC]
Charles Darwin on postmark of Vietnam 2009



References:
  •   [R1] Vietnam: Wikipedia, FlagCounter
  •   [R2] Postal History and Philately of Vietnam: Wikipedia.
              Links to official website of the Post Authority, stamp catalog and a list of new stamps of Vietnam are here


Acknowledgements:
Many thanks to Dr. Peter Voice from Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, for the draft page review and his very valuable comments.

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