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Thaipex '73 - Stamp on Stamp (1973) ●

 

   

   

 

 Issue Name:

Thailand Philatelic Exhibition 1973

 Thai Issue Name:

งานแสดงตราไปรษณียากรแห่งชาติ 2516

 Issue Date:

1973/2516-08-04

 Cause:

To commemorate the 2nd National Philatelic Exhibition, which was held from 4 to 8 August 1973 at the Post & Telegraph Department, i.e. General Post Office, in Bangkok

 Catalogue Number:

1973/22-25

 Denomination:

0.75 Baht, 1.25 Baht, 1.5 Baht, 2 Baht

 Unused Value:

30 Baht, 80 Baht, 130 Baht, 130 Baht

 Complete Set: 

370 Baht (unused), 190 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/c

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

3 million pieces for design 1973/22; 500,000 pieces each for designs 1973/23-24; and 3 million pieces for design 1973/25

 Printer:

The Government Printing Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan

 Subject:

Stamp depicting earlier Siamese postage stamps on a background of various unused Thai postage stamps: 1. Rama V (First Issue) with a denomination of 1 Solot, issued in 1883 AD and depicting a portrait of King Chulalongkorn; 2. Rama VI (Vienna/London Issue) with a denomination of 5 Satang, issued in 1912/1917 AD and depicting a portrait of King Wajirunhit; 3. Rama VII (First Issue) with a denomination of 5 Satang, issued in 1928 AD and depicting a portrait of King Prajadhipok; 4. Rama VIII (Bang Pa-in Palace) with a denomination of 3 Satang, issued in 1941 AD and depicting a portrait of King Anantha Mahidon

 Related Link:

Thaipex, Praisanih Thai, Rama V, solot, Chulalongkorn, Rama VI, satang, Wajirunhit, Rama VII, Prajadhipok, Bang Pa-in Palace, Rama VIII, Anantha Mahidon, Bangkok, General Post Office, 140th Anniversary of Thai Stamps (1st Series)