uncommon1900-1945

Emperor Bảo Đại and Empress Nam Phương Overprints

Name: Emperor Bảo Đại and Empress Nam Phương Overprints
Brand: Empire of Vietnam

Empire of Vietnam · 1945 · 10c and 20c

Two stamps featuring portraits of Emperor Bảo Đại and Empress Nam Phương, overprinted with 'VIET NAM' on original French Indochina issues.

These provisional stamps were issued during the brief existence of the Empire of Vietnam in 1945, symbolizing a period of Vietnamese self-rule amidst the end of World War II and French colonial power.

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royalty portraits heads-of-state provisional

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