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100th Anniversary of the Telephone Service (1976) ●
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Issue
Name: |
100th Anniversary of the
Telephone Service |
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Thai Issue
Name: |
ครบรอบ 100 ปี การโทรศัพท์ |
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Issue Date: |
1976/2519-11-10 |
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Cause: |
To celebrate
the
Centenary of Telephone Services in Thailand |
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Catalogue Number: |
1976/23 |
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Denomination: |
1 Baht |
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Unused Value: |
30 Baht |
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Used Value: |
6 Baht |
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Thailex Collection: |
n/c |
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Size: |
27 x 45 mm |
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Quantity
of Stamps: |
3,000,000 pieces |
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Printer: |
Harrison & Sons Co., Ltd.,
England |
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Subject: |
Two telephones from the past
and a
modern phone in orange with a push button dial system as was
commonly used in the eighties. The old model that is made to hang
on the wall bears the logo of the
Thailand Post,
i.e.
a
Garuda
over a post horn (fig.),
which is also used by the
National Telecommunications Commission
(NTC), that since 2010 is known as the
National Broadcasting and
Telecommunications Commission
(NBTC -
fig.),
as well as by the
Post and Telegraph Office
(fig.). |
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Related Link: |
Thailand Post,
National Telecommunications Commission,
National Broadcasting and
Telecommunications Commission,
Garuda,
Northern Telecoms of Thailand Museum,
thoralek |
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