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National Day (1939) ●

 

   

       

 

 Issue Name:

National Day

 Thai Issue Name:

วันชาติ

 Issue Date:

1939/2482-06-24

 Cause:

To commemorate the National Day, which is celebrated annually on 5 December and coincides with Wan Chaleum Phra Chonma Phansa, i.e. the birthday of King Bhumipon Adunyadet, as well as Father's Day

 Catalogue Number:

1939/1-5

 Denomination:

0.02 Baht, 0.03 Baht, 0.05 Baht, 0.1 Baht, 0.15 Baht

 Unused Value:

150 Baht, 400 Baht, 220 Baht, 530 Baht, 1,200 Baht

 Complete Set: 

2,500 Baht (unused), 260 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/c

 Size:

n/a

 Quantity of Stamps:

3,100,000 pieces for design 1939/1; 600,000 pieces for design 1939/2; 2,100,000 pieces for design 1939/3; 3,100,000 pieces for design 1939/4; 1,000,000 pieces for design 1939/5. NOTE: The use of these stamps discontinued on 1 January 1942, due to forgeries that were appearing of the red 0.1 Baht design, as well as the change of the nation's name from Siam to Thailand in 1939.

 Printer:

The Royal Thai Survey Department

 Subject:

The Ananta Samahkom Hall in Bangkok in an oval frame and flanked by torches and the text Siam in both Thai and English

 Related Link:

Bhumipon Adunyadet, Wan Chaleum Phra Chonma Phansa, Ananta Samahkom Hall, Bangkok, Royal Thai Survey Department, Ananta Samahkom Throne Hall (2016), Siam