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International Rice Year (1966) ●

 

   

 

 Issue Name:

International Rice Year

 Thai Issue Name:

ปีข้าวสากล

 Issue Date:

1966/2509-11-25

 Cause:

To commemorate the 1966 International Rice Year

 Catalogue Number:

1966/19-20

 Denomination:

0.5 Baht, 3 Baht

 Unused Value:

150 Baht, 650 Baht

 Complete Set: 

800 Baht (unused), 220 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/c

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

1,000,000 pieces for design 1966/19 and 500,000 pieces  for design 1966/2

 Printer:

The Government Printing Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan

 Subject:

Mae Poh Sop, the Thai goddess of rice, standing in a rice field and holding some ears of rice. The sides of the stamps are decorated with Thai flame-like motifs called kanok.

 Related Link:

Poh Sop, rice, kanok