125th Anniversary of Thai Postal Service - 1st Series

๑๒๕ ปี ไปรษณีย์ไทย - ชุด ๑

2011/2554-08-01

To commemorate 125 years since the first issue of a Thai postage stamp on 4 August 1883 and 125 years of Thai Postal Services

2008/64-68

5 Baht, 5 Baht, 5 Baht, 10 Baht, 25 Baht

6 Baht, 6 Baht, 6 Baht, 12 Baht, 30 Baht

60 Baht (unused), 30 Baht (used)

Unused set

49 x 30 mm

1,000,000 pieces per design

Cartor Security Printing S.A., France

Ancient stamps printed on new stamps depicting the very first issues of Thai postage stamps, dating from 4 August 1883, with the portrait of King Chulalongkornnamely, i.e. Rama V and in the following sequence: 1 At, with in the background the nation's first ever Post Office building near the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok (fig.); 1 Siyaw; 1 Sihk; 1 Saleung; and a silver hologram of the stamp of 1 Solot.

Rama V, Chulalongkorn, Solot, At, Siyaw, Sihk, Saleung, Rama V (1st Issue - Solot, At, Siyaw), Rama V (1st Issue - Sihk), Rama V (1st Issue - Saleung), 130th Anniversary of Thai Postal Services, 135th Anniversary of Thai Postal Service, 140th Anniversary of Thai Postal Services and Thailand World Stamp Championship Exhibition, 140th Anniversary of Thai Stamps (1st Series)