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140th Anniversary of Thai Stamps - 2nd Series (2023)

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 Issue Name:

140th Anniversary of Thai Stamps (2nd Series)

 Thai Issue Name:

140 ปี ตราไปรษณียากรไทย (ชุดที่ 2)

 Issue Date:

2023/2566-11-27

 Cause: To celebrate the 140th anniversary of Thailand Post
 Catalogue Number:

2023/45-46

 Denomination:

5 Baht, 5 Baht

 Unused Value:

5 Baht, 5 Baht

 Complete Set:

10 Baht (unused), 2 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

48 x 30 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

300,000 pieces

 Printer:

Cartor Security Printing, France

 Subject: Set of stamps featuring the very first postage stamps issued in Thailand, then known as Siam, in 1883, printed against a backdrop with a delicate silver curve pattern and a monotone background in a colour similar to the original stamp, which are: Rama V (1st Issue - Feuang - Unissued) and Rama V (1st Issue - Saleung), each depicting the portrait of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), but each with a different denomination and print colour, namely: 1 Feuang (maroon) and 1 Saleung (ochre), respectively.
 Related Link: Rama V (1st Issue - Saleung), Rama V (1st Issue - Feuang - Unissued), Siam, Chulalongkorn, Rama V, Saleung, Feuang, Philatelists Association of Thailand, General Post Office, 130th Anniversary of Thai Postal Services, 125th Anniversary of Thai Postal Service, Thaipex '73 - Stamp on Stamp, Praisanih Thai, 140th Anniversary of Thai Stamps (1st Series)