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100th Anniversary of the Telegraph Service (1975) ●

 

     

 

 Issue Name:

100th Anniversary of the Telegraph Service

 Thai Issue Name:

ครบรอบ 100 ปี การโทรเลข

 Issue Date:

1975/2518-10-05

 Cause:

To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Telegraph Service

 Catalogue Number:

1975/45-46

 Denomination:

0.75 Baht, 2.75 Baht

 Unused Value:

30 Baht, 50 Baht

 Complete Set: 

80 Baht (unused), 25 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/c

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

2 million pieces per design

 Printer:

Harrison & Sons Co., Ltd., England

 Subject:

The number 100, with in it the logo of the Post and Telegraph Department, i.e. a red Garuda over a red post horn, as well as some postal and telecommunications equipment, namely: 1. two types of electrical telegraph transmitter keys; and 2. telex machines and the parabolic dish of a satellite ground station.

 Related Link:

thoralek, Garuda