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Royal Carriages (2009)

 

Four-wheeled Dog Cart   Postillion-driven Landau

C-spring Phaeton   Glass State Coach

 

 Issue Name:

Royal Carriage Postage Stamps

 Thai Issue Name:

รถม้าพระที่นั่ง

 Issue Date:

2009/2552-10-07

 Cause:

To publicize Royal Carriages

 Catalogue Number:

2009/60-63

 Denomination:

3 Baht (4 designs)

 Unused Value:

5 Baht (4 designs)

 Complete Set:

20 Baht (unused), 4 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

30 x 40.5 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

900,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

A selection of horse-drawn carriages used in the reigns of King Chulalongkorn and King Vajiravudh, namely 1. a horse-drawn so-called Four-wheeled Dog Cart without a canopy; 2. a semi-hooded or convertible, Postillion-driven Landau Carriage; 3. a C-spring Phaeton with a canopy; and 4. a fully hooded Glass State Coach, with in the background Phra Thihnang Anantasamahkom Coronation Hall (fig.). They were used only by kings and high ranking members of the royal family, from the early Rattanakosin Period until the reigns of King Prajadhipok and King Ananda Mahidol, when their popularity started to decline due to the difficulty and high cost of acquiring and maintaining draught horses, as well as the advent of the automobile.

 Related Link:

Chulalongkorn, Vajiravudh, racharot