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International Letter Writing Week - Phra Chedi (1978) ●

 

   

  

 

 Issue Name:

International Letter Writing Week 1978 - Phra Chedi

 Thai Issue Name:

สัปดาห์สากลแห่งกาเขียนจดหมาย 2521 - พระเจดีย์

 Issue Date:

1978/2521-10-08

 Cause:

To commemorate the 1978 International Letter Writing Week and publicize stupas

 Catalogue Number:

1978/28-31

 Denomination:

0.75 Baht, 2 Baht, 2.75 Baht, 5 Baht

 Unused Value:

30 Baht, 40 Baht, 130 Baht, 80 Baht

 Complete Set: 

280 Baht (unused), 70 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/c

 Size:

45 x 27 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

1,000,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Joh. Enschedé Stamps, Security Printers B.V., The Netherlands

 Subject:

Various stupas, in Thai known as Phra Chedi, from around Thailand: 1. Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon in Ayutthaya; 2. Wat Phrathat Haripunchai in Lamphun; 3. Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya (วัดพระบรมธาตุไชยา) in Surat Thani; 4. Wat Phrathat Cheung Chum (วัดพระธาตุเชิงชุม) in Sakon Nakhon

 Related Link:

chedi, stupa, Thailand, Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya, Wat Phrathat Haripunchai, Lamphun, Surat Thani, Sakon Nakhon