For more than six decades, Tran Huu Hue, 74, from the Mekong delta province of An Giang, has devoted himself to collecting postage stamps, building a collection of more than 300,000 stamps and 24 thematic collections with strong historical value, including those featuring President Ho Chi Minh and a collection titled Hoang Sa-Truong Sa Archipelagos Belong to Vietnam.
A stamp collection featuring the various bats found in Vietnam has recently been issued in a bid to introduce the country biodiversity and natural environment and contribute to raising community awareness about bat conservation efforts.
The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Ministry of Information and Communications organised an exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh's career through stamp and postcard collections in Hanoi on June 21.
The Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Management Board of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on May 17 held a ceremony to issue a stamp collection named “Uncle Ho’s stilt house in Presidential Palace” on the occasion of the late leader's 133rd birthday (May 19, 1890 - 2023).
A postage stamp collection on the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) is set to be issue on January 27, also the date on which the document was reached five decades ago.
A new stamp collection has been released to welcome the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), which will be held in Vietnam from May 12-23.
Used or broken postage stamps seem to become trash and will be thrown away. However, under the talented hands of a painter, the craps were made to revive and create stunning paintings.
The Ministry of Information and Communications, the Vietnam Post and the Vietnam Stamp Association have jointly declared the Prime Minister’s decision recognising August 27 as Vietnam Stamp Day.
There is a stamp market in Hanoi that opens at 9am every Sunday on Trieu Viet Vuong Street. Stamp lovers gather to buy and sell stamps and enjoy their hobby of stamp collecting.
A special stamp designed by a Vietnamese artist will be issued in the 10 ASEAN nations to celebrate the formation of the ASEAN Community later this year.
