Simple Guy With The LOVE For Philately

Thanks my dear friend, Can for yet another very beautiful cover and FDC on Hoa Đỗ quyên issued on 01-08-2009. Both the cover and FDC are lovely and most of all thanks for the MNH bird sets. Can't seem to find the right words when I first received them. All I can say is THANK YOU and we will continue to help each other grow our collection.

Information:

Date of issue:	August 01, 2009
Paper:	Phosphor Coated
Sheet composition:	50
FDC:	01 cover
Designer:	Hoang Thuy Lieu
Printing process:	Offset Printing
Colour:	Multicoloured
Paper:	Gummed
Printer:	Postal Stamps Printing Company (Ho Chi Minh)

Source: http://www.vietstamp.net/article/1511/

It was a surprise to get this beautiful cover from Nguen Duong Tri Thruc for we didnt have any sort of communication prior to this. I guess this is the wonders of being a philatelist. It brings us closer to people that we never dream we will ever know. A very beautiful cover with clear postmarks from Bien Hoa City. Simply lovely. Hope you will like the cover and stamps I send u too.

Dear Can,
Thanks for 2 very beautiful MNH complete set of Birds and again a very very beautiful cover from Vietnam. Simply marvelous and definitely an asset to my Bird Collection. Thanks again for all the effort and help. We will continue to help each other grow our beloved collection.

Cover with stamps from Vietnam-Singapore Joint issue 2008 (Durian and Dragon Fruit) and yet again stamp from the Centenary of Nguyen Khuyen's Death issue (2009). Love the cover alot especially the joint issue stamps.

The joint issue stamps was issued on 18th November 2008. Over the last decade, the bilateral ties between Singapore and Vietnam have strengthened rapidly and both countries cooperate closely within ASEAN and at other international arena. 2008 marks the 35th year of diplomatic relations with Vietnam since 1973, and in this joint stamp issue with Vietnam, the theme “Fruits” was chosen and the very well-known King of Fruits, Durian and its equal, Dragon fruit, whose flower, named Queen of the Night, are featured.

I've covered the Centenary of Nguyen Khuyen's Death issue (2009) in my previous post. Please enjoy: http://ronlovestamps.blogspot.com/2009/03/first-posted-fdc-from-vietnam.html


This beautiful stamps were issued on Jan. 20, 1995. Love this set alot too. Again, thanks Can for your help in sourcing these 2 very beautiful sets for me. The stamps depicts from left to right:

1. Osprey
2. Sociable Weaver
3. Sharpbill
4. Golden Plover
5. Red-legged Seriema
   

Thanks Nguyuen Viet for the beautiful stamps from Vietnam... Hope u like the stamps I send u 2... Hopefully, v can start trading more in the future... Above is a very beautiful cover used to send the stamps... Will post the stamps once I have a scanner... Tried taking pics using my camera, but sadly the quality was bad... However, the stamps were of top notch quality and m really glad to hav traded wif u...

PS: Hope to hear more from u... Bird stamps from Vietam? lol

Thanks Phu Can for both these very beautiful FDCs... Actually Phu Can has send me a real posted FDC of Centenary of Nguyễn Khuyến's Death prior to this. I've posted the details bout the FDC then... Here.I would like to share some information on both the FDC:

From prevoius post: http://ronlovestamps.blogspot.com/2009/03/first-posted-fdc-from-vietnam.html

Even the cover used to send the FDCs look great... Its a prepaid cover and its the first time Im receiving a cover like this... checkout the cancellation... simply superb...

PS: Dear Phu Can, hope u like the complete set of UNESCO World Heritage stamps + ms + postcard I send u... will b sending u more in the future... Hope to hear more from u too...

Sorry for the late updates. The main reason being I dont have a camera now. My sister has took it to UK leaving me with nothing to update my blog. Dont worry, I've decided to get a scanner hence providing all my readers with beautiful covers, stamps, postcards and also FDC that i received from all over the world. I've received numerous covers, postcards and not forgetting my first posted FDC from Vietnam. Big thanks to my dear friend, Le Phu Can. However, the quality of the picture was average thanks to a borrowed camera from my beloved fiance...

Info on the FDC:

On the 5th of February 2009, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) issues the stampset: “Centenary of Nguyễn Khuyến's Death (15/2/1835 - 5/2/1909)”consisting of 01 value of 2,000d.

Nguyễn Khuyến is the famous Vietnamese Confucian Scholar, poet and teacher living in 19th century. Nguyễn Khuyến, real name is Nguyễn Thắng, was born on 15th February 1835 in his mother-in-law hometown Văn Khế village, Hoàng Xá commune, Bình Lục district, Hà Nam province.

He is a well-known person of high intelligence and knowledge. In 1864, he passed the Cử nhân degree (Giải Nguyên) at the first rate in Hà Nội. one year later, unfortunately, he failed Hội examination that was why he lived in Hanoi to learn in Quốc Tử Giám (National University). Unstoppable, he continued to endeavor. Furthermore, to remind himself in iron discipline and mobilize himself, he changed his given name from Nguyễn Thắng to Nguyễn Khuyến. In Vietnamese language, Thắng only means success or victory but Khuyến has a stronger meaning that is inspiration or stimulation; Thắng is the result but Khuyến is the way toward result. After six years of exertion, he passed the Hội Nguyên degree and the Đình Nguyên degree continuously in only one year 1871. This case has been very rare throughout history, so people gave him an honorable name "Tam Nguyên Yên Đổ" (Yên Đổ's first-rate graduate in three times).

The more disadvantages he met in his life, the more talented he became in his writing. He was the hyphen between classical literature and modern literature. He was both a prominent lyric poet and an outstanding satirical poet. He reached the peak of Nôm letter's literature. He was the first Vietnamese poet who put realism opinions in classicism poems. He died on 5th February 1909 in his hometown Yên Đổ.

Source: http://www.vietnamstamp.com.vn/print.asp?newsid=189

p.s: Dear Can, hope u like the registered cover with Dragon Fish Stamps I send u...