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110 Years of Medical Department (2009)

 

The Medical Department, RTA in 1900 and a statue portraying its mission    The Mascot Dr. Worse and an Aero Medical Evacuation

Dr. Worse and a Field Surgery    Dr. Worse in front of the building of the RTA Medical Department in 2010

 

 Issue Name:

110 Years of Medical Department, Royal Thai Army

 Thai Issue Name:

110 ปี กแพทย์ทหารบก

 Issue Date:

2009/2552-11-25

 Cause:

To commemorate the 110th anniversary of the establishment of the Medical Department of the Royal Thai Army, as well as to disseminate its missions to the general public

 Catalogue Number:

2009/73-76

 Denomination:

3 Baht (4 designs)

 Unused Value:

5 Baht (4 designs)

 Complete Set:

20 Baht (unused), 4 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

27 x 45 mm (30 x 48 mm incl. white border)

 Quantity of Stamps:

700,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

The Royal Thai Army Medical Department and its mascot Mo Oum (หมออ่วม), i.e.Dr. Worse: 1. the Medical Department, RTA in 1900, and a statue portraying its mission with the slogan Anurak Kamlang Rob (อนุรักษ์กำลังรบ), i.e. ‘To Conserve the Fighting Strength’; 2. Moh Oum and an Aero Medical Evacuation; 3. Moh Oum and a Field Surgery; 4. Moh Oum in front of the building of the RTA Medical Department in Bangkok, in 2010

 Related Link:

krom phaet thahaan bok, kong thap, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok