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140th Anniversary of Thai Stamps - 1st Series (2023)

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 Issue Name:

140th Anniversary of Thai Stamps (1st Series)

 Thai Issue Name:

140 ปี ตราไปรษณียากรไทย (ชุดที่ 1)

 Issue Date:

2023/2566-09-20

 Cause: To celebrate the 140th anniversary of Thailand Post
 Catalogue Number:

2023/26-29

 Denomination:

5 Baht, 5 Baht, 5 Baht, 5 Baht

 Unused Value:

5 Baht, 5 Baht, 5 Baht, 5 Baht

 Complete Set:

20 Baht (unused), 4 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

48 x 30 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

300,000 pieces

 Printer:

Cartor Security Printing, France

 Subject: Set of stamps featuring the very first postage stamps issued in Thailand, then known as Siam, in 1883, printed against a backdrop with a delicate silver curve pattern and a monotone background in a colour similar to the original stamp, which are: Rama V (1st Issue - Solot, At, Siyaw) and Rama V (1st Issue - Sihk), each depicting the portrait of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), but each with a different denomination and print colour, namely: 1 Solot (dark azure), 1 At (vermilion), 1 Siyaw (coppery brown), and 1 Sihk (amber)
 Related Link: Rama V (1st Issue - Solot, At, Siyaw), Rama V (1st Issue - Sihk), Siam, Chulalongkorn, Rama V, Solot, At, Siyaw, Sihk, Philatelists Association of Thailand, General Post Office, 130th Anniversary of Thai Postal Services, 125th Anniversary of Thai Postal Service, Thaipex '73 - Stamp on Stamp, Praisanih Thai, 140th Anniversary of Thai Stamps (2nd Series)