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International Letter Writing Week - Mythological Creatures (1976)

 

kinnari    ngyak

garuda    naga

 

 Issue Name:

International Letter Writing Week 1976

 Thai Issue Name:

สัปดาห์สากลแห่งการเขียนจดหมาย 2519

 Issue Date:

1976/2519-10-03

 Cause:

Commemorative stamps of the annual event with winning designs of previous year's painting competition on creatures from Thai mythology

 Catalogue Number:

1976/18-21

 Denomination:

1 Baht, 2 Baht, 4 Baht, 5 Baht

 Unused Value:

198 Baht, 55 Baht, 77 Baht, 110 Baht

 Complete Set: 

440 Baht (unused), 121 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

27 x 45 mm (30 x 48 mm incl. white border)

 Quantity of Stamps:

1 million pieces for design A and 3 million pieces each for designs B, C and D

 Printer:

Joh. Enschedé en Zonen Grafische Inrichting B.V., Holland

 Subject:

Half-human half-animal creatures from Thai mythology: 1. Kinnari; 2. ngyak (Suphanamatcha); 3. Garuda (Phaya Krut); 4. naga (phayanaag)

 Related Link:

Kinnari, ngyak, Suphanamatcha, Garuda, phaya, Krut, naga, phayanaag, Canda