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National Children's Day (1995)

 

   

 

 Issue Name:

National Children's Day 1995

 Thai Issue Name:

วันเด็กแห่งชาติ ปี 2538

 Issue Date:

1995/2538-01-14

 Cause:

To mark the National Children's Day, with first prize winning drawings from the 1993 International Letter Writing Week stamp drawing competition for youth, with the themes ‘Kites decorate the Summer Sky’ for children up to 9 years (design 1), ‘Trees and Streams’ for children up to 12 years (design 2), and ‘Youth and Religion’ for children up to 15 years (design 3).

 Catalogue Number:

1995/2-4

 Denomination:

2 Baht, 2 Baht, 2 Baht

 Unused Value:

5 Baht, 5 Baht, 5 Baht

 Complete Set: 

15 Baht (unused), 12 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

45 x 27 mm for design 1; 27 x 45 mm for designs 2 and 3

 Quantity of Stamps:

2,000,000 per design

 Printer:

The House of Questa Ltd., England

 Subject:

Drawings depicting 1. children playing with various kinds of kites at Sanam Luang, with the Grand Palace in the background. The different kites include the diamond shaped pak pao (fig.), the pentagonal shaped chula (fig.), a cobra shaped kite (fig.), and a buffalo shaped kite known as waw kwai (fig.); 2. a waterfall and stream in a forest, with bamboo and some animals, including birds and deer; and 3. young people paying respect to some Buddhist monks at a Thai Buddhist temple

 Related Link:

Sanam Luang, Grand Palace, kite flying, waw, waw kwai, chula, pak pao, kite flying fights, buffalo, snake, cobra, nahm tok, bamboo, deer, Index Birds, temple, Buddhism, monk