VIETNAM

VIETNAM / VIỆT NAM.

Ha Long Bay (Vịnh Hạ Long).
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 1959.
Face value: 150 Vietnamese đồng.
Printing: Photogravure.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 92.
- Scott No. 89.
- StampWorld No. 92 (North Vietnam).
- Stanley Gibbons No. N98.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 159 (North Vietnam).

Hạ Long Bay or Halong Bay (Vietnamese: Vịnh Hạ Long) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Quảng Ninh Province, in northeastern Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long city, Cẩm Phả city, and is a part of Vân Đồn District. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various shapes and sizes. It has an area of around 1,553 km² (600 sq mi), including 1,960–2,000 islets, most of which are limestone. The core of the bay has an area of 334 km² (129 sq mi) with a high density of 775 islets.

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Thanks to Dragan Buškulić for his contribution (https://worldofstamp2.wordpress.com/).