South Viet Nam

     Viet Nam became an Associated State of the French Union in 1949. In 1954 the Viet Minh took control of northern Viet Nam, and the Republic of South Viet Nam was established in 1955. The two Viet Nams fought until they were reunited under Communist control in 1976.

North Viet Nam

     The map shows a silhouette map of Viet Nam with a red line dividing North and South Viet Nam.

     The stamp shows an outline map of Viet Nam and a portrait of Ho Chi Minh the president of North Viet Nam.