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80th Anniversary of the Revenue Department (1995)

 

office building of the Revenue Department in Bangkok

 

 Issue Name:

80th Anniversary of the Revenue Department

 Thai Issue Name:

80 ปี กรมสรรพากร

 Issue Date:

1995/2538-09-02

 Cause:

To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Revenue Department

 Catalogue Number:

1995/28

 Denomination:

2 Baht

 Unused Value:

7 Baht

 Used Value:

4 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

45 x 27 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

2 million pieces

 Printer:

Joh. Enschedé Stamps, Security Printers B.V., The Netherlands

 Subject:

Illustration of the headquarters building of the Revenue Department in Bangkok Phaya Thai (พญาไท) zone. In the top left corner, in golden print, is the circular logo of the Revenue Department, which depicts a thevada figure seated in the royal relaxation-position, while playing a traditional three-stringed, plucked, lute-like, instrument, called phin (fig.). The figure is bare-chested and is surrounded by kanok motifs while at the top is a text that reads Krom Sanphakon (กรมสรรพากร), i.e. ‘Revenue Department’.

 Related Link:

Revenue Department, Bangkok, thevada, royal relaxation-position, phin, kanok, 100th Anniversary of the Revenue Department