Vietnam’s leading stamp collector shows his treasures

VietNamNet Bridge – Collector Hoang Chau Ky, nearly 70, has over 50,000 stamps, 424 ancient coins and many old banknotes.

Mr. Ky has over 100 albums of stamps and banknotes.

Albums are arranged in topics.

He is very proud of a stamp set featuring heroine Mac Thi Buoi.  It comprises four stamps issued in 1956. This is the most valuable stamp set in Vietnam at present.

Mr. Ky also collects stories about the stamps he owns. This display feature Queen Nam Phuong, the consort of the last emperor, Bao Dai.

These are stamps used at the Viet Bac military base in 1943. Envelopes with one stamp are normal letters and envelopes with 2, 3 and 4 stamps are express letters.

The first stamp set of the Vietnam Democratic Republic was issued in 1946.

The Vietnam-South Korea friendship stamp set.

The New Year card 2010 with the US postal seal and the stamp of the first-time issuance.

The stamps of four members of the Gandhi family of India and an extremely rare envelope.

A page in Mr. Ky’s album of oddities. This album contains error stamps.

An ancient coin that Emperor Tu Duc granted mandarin Le Ngo Cat for his compilation of an historical book in 1870. In a trip to the northern mountainousprovince of Lao Cai, Mr. Ky bought this coin from a descendant of the Le family.

Coins from 1740 to 1916.

Two unique banknotes owned by Mr. Ky.

A set of game cards featuring 54 Chinese kings.

One set of stamps and banknotes features dog pictures.

A rare envelope with stamp.