Emperor Bảo Đại, 1st Definitive Series
Vietnam · 1951 · 10c
This stamp features a portrait of Bảo Đại, the last emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and the final monarch of Vietnam. The design is simple and elegant, focusing on the emperor's profile against a solid background, typical of definitive issues of the era. This was part of the first definitive series issued by the State of Vietnam.
Issued in 1951 by the State of Vietnam (a French-associated state), this series replaced the stamps of French Indochina and asserted a new national identity under Emperor Bảo Đại's leadership during the First Indochina War.
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Photogravure
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