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Vietnam illustrates Gióng Festival with three stamps and a souvenir sheet

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Vietnam illustrates Gióng Festival with three stamps and a souvenir sheet

Vietnam 22,000-dong Gióng Festival souvenir-sheet specimen with Saint Gióng monument, flags and procession scenes.
Image: Vietnam Stamp Company — official specimen
Published5 Nov 2026Updated5 Nov 2026Event27 Oct 2026Country🌐 Vietnam
LocationVietnam; Sóc and Phù Đổng temples, Hanoi

Vietnam Stamp Company lists 27 October 2026 as the issue date for Gióng Festival at Sóc and Phù Đổng Temples. The set contains three stamps, valued at 4,000, 4,000 and 10,500 dong, and a 22,000-dong souvenir sheet. Designers Nguyễn Du and Nguyễn Duy Chuẩn are credited, with printing by the Postal Stamp Printing Company.

The stamps measure 32 × 43 mm, with 25 stamps per sheet. The souvenir sheet measures 100 × 80 mm. Its central stamp depicts the Saint Gióng monument, accompanied by festival flags, a dragon procession and illustrated ritual scenes in the margin. First-day covers and maximum cards are also listed, with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City cancellations.

The festival centres on the legendary defender Saint Gióng. Phù Đổng Temple is associated with his birthplace, while Sóc Temple marks his legendary ascent to heaven on horseback. The issuer describes processions and performances at Phù Đổng in the fourth lunar month, and statue-bathing and bamboo-flower offerings at Sóc in the first lunar month. UNESCO inscribed the festival in 2010.

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Source: Vietnam Stamp Company · Read original source →