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Express Mail Service (1986)

 

 

 Issue Name:

Express Mail Service

 Thai Issue Name:

การเปิดบริการไปรษณีย์ด่วนพิเศษ

 Issue Date:

1986/2529-01-01

 Cause:

To mark the commencement of Express Mail Service in Thailand

 Catalogue Number:

1986/1

 Denomination:

2 Baht

 Unused Value:

18 Baht

 Used Value:

4 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

4,000,000 pieces

 Printer:

Société Nouvelle Cartor Starl, France

 Subject:

EMS, the international symbol of the Express Mail Service, with below in blue the text praisanih duan phiset (ไปรษณีย์ด่วนพิเศษ), literally special express mail; in black once more the acronym EMS; and in white at the bottom, the slogan ruad rew plodphay theung tih trong welah (รวดเร็ว ปลอดภัย ถึงที่หมายตรงเวลา), i.e. fast, safe [and] at the destination on time’. On the right, adjacent to the blue text, is a small circular logo that consists of a blue globe with a white equatorial line and white longitudinal lines, and in front a white stylized hand that delivers an orangey parcel.

 Related Link:

Praisanih Thai