Việt Minh Overprint on French Indochina 50c Stamp

Democratic Republic of Vietnam · 1946 · 50c

A green French Indochina 50 centimes definitive stamp featuring a portrait, overprinted in black with 'VIET NAM DAN CHU CONG HOA' and 'BUU CHINH' by the Việt Minh.

This stamp represents the early postal issues of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Việt Minh) during the First Indochina War, asserting their sovereignty by overprinting existing French colonial stamps.