Viet-Laos joint stamp issue: Year of the Solidarity & Friendship Vietnam – Laos 2012

On July 18^th, 2012, Vietnam has issued the stamp set:

Viet-Laos joint stamp issue: Year of the Solidarity & Friendship Vietnam – Laos 2012 

(VN Code: 1026)

Vietnam - Laos on the Indochinese peninsula, for over a century under the domination of the colonial empire, the two nations has been attached, united in the struggle against the common enemy . on the 5th of September 1962, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Kingdom of Laos officially established diplomatic relations.

For the last 50 years, the relationship of traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam - Laos which was nurtured by the generations of leaders and people of two countries, has been increasingly consolidated, developed into depth on all fields.

On the 18th of July 2012, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) specially issues stamp set: “Viet-Laos joint stamp issue: Year of the Solidarity & Friendship Vietnam – Laos 2012”, with two values of 2,000d & 12,000d

Date of issue:	July 18th, 2012
Stamp size:	46x31 (mm)
Total of values	02
Perforation:	13
Sheet composition:	25
FDC:	01 covers
FDC size:	220 x 120 (mm)
Designers:	Ms. Vo Luong Nhi
Printing process:	Offset
Colour:	Multicoloured
Paper:	Gummed
Printer:	Postal Stamps Printing Company (in Ho Chi Minh City)

FIRST DAY COVER (FDC)

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The Summer Olympic Games 2012

On July 12^th, 2012, Vietnam has issued the stamp set:

The Summer Olympic Games 2012

(VN Code: 1025)

Our Price: US$ 3.50/each

The 30th Summer Olympic Games - London 2012 will take place from 27/7 to 12/8/2012 in London (UK), bringing together nearly 10,500 athletes from over 200 countries, involving in 302 contents of 26 games, with the goal of building a peaceful and better world, through education for young people in sport irrespective of caste, rich and poor in the spirit of friendship and solidarity.

Vietnam sports delegation will participate in 10 sports competition in Olympic Games, such as weight lifting, gymnastics, fencing, teakwondo, swimming, athletics, badminton, shooting, ...

Date of issue:	July 12th, 2012
Stamp size:	37x37 (mm)
Total of values	04
Perforation:	13
Sheet composition:	25
FDC:	01 covers
FDC size:	180 x 110 (mm)
Designers:	Mr. Do Lenh Tuan
Printing process:	Offset
Colour:	Multicoloured
Paper:	Gummed
Printer:	Postal Stamps Printing Company (in Ho Chi Minh City)

FIRST DAY COVER (FDC): Our Price US$ 4.25/each

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100th Birth anniversary of Nguyen Van Cu (09/7/1912 – 28/8/1941)

On July 9^st, 2012, Vietnam issues the stamp set:

100th Birth anniversary of Nguyen Van Cu

(09/7/1912 – 28/8/1941)
(VN Code: 1024)

Nguyen Van Cu (09/7/1912 - 8/28/1941) was descended from an intellectual family, Phu Khe commune, Tu Son District, Bac Ninh Province. He was general secretary of the Communist Party of Indochina (1938-1940). He was a revolutionary activist, a steadfast communist, a leader in the promotion of spiritual struggle frank criticism and self-criticism to improve the Party's power expressed through his "Self criticism". He was arrested, sentenced to hard labour, sent to Con Dao and sentenced to death by French colonists on August 28th, 1941 in Hoc Mon (Ho Chi Minh City).

Date of issue:	April 1st, 2012
Stamp size:	43x32 (mm)
Perforation:	13
Sheet composition:	25
FDC:	01 covers
FDC size:	180 x 110 (mm)
Designers:	Mr. Do Lenh Tuan
Printing process:	Offset
Colour:	Multicoloured
Paper:	Gummed
Printer:	Postal Stamps Printing Company (in Ho Chi Minh City)

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