Vietnam 1951 Postage Due Stamp

Vietnam · 1951 · 10c

This is the first postage due stamp issued by the State of Vietnam. The design features a large numeral '10' indicating the centime value, with Vietnamese and French text for 'Postage Due' ('Timbre-Taxe' and 'Thuế Bưu-Chính'). The simple, functional design is printed in a distinctive green color.

Issued in 1951, this stamp represents the establishment of an independent postal system for the State of Vietnam, which was formed in 1949 as part of the French Union during the First Indochina War.