Vietnam 1951 'Bao Dai' Definitive Issue
Vietnam · 1951 · 10c
This stamp features a portrait of Bảo Đại, the last emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and the Chief of State of the State of Vietnam. The design is simple and formal, typical of definitive issues of the era, focusing on the national leader. It was part of the first series of postage stamps issued by the State of Vietnam.
Issued in 1951, this stamp represents the newly formed State of Vietnam, a government established by France within the French Union during the First Indochina War. Bảo Đại's image symbolized a nominal Vietnamese sovereignty under French influence.
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Photogravure
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