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100th Anniversary of the Telephone Service (1976) ●

 

 

 Issue Name:

100th Anniversary of the Telephone Service

 Thai Issue Name:

ครบรอบ 100 ปี การโทรศัพท์

 Issue Date:

1976/2519-11-10

 Cause:

To celebrate the Centenary of Telephone Services in Thailand

 Catalogue Number:

1976/23

 Denomination:

1 Baht

 Unused Value:

30 Baht

 Used Value:

6 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

n/c

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

3,000,000 pieces

 Printer:

Harrison & Sons Co., Ltd., England

 Subject:

Two telephones from the past and a modern phone in orange with a push button dial system as was commonly used in the eighties. The old model that is made to hang on the wall bears the logo of the Thailand Post, i.e. a Garuda over a post horn (fig.), which is also used by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), that since 2010 is known as the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC - fig.), as well as by the Post and Telegraph Office (fig.).

 Related Link:

Thailand Post, National Telecommunications Commission, National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, Garuda, Northern Telecoms of Thailand Museum, thoralek