140th
Anniversary of Thai Stamps - 1st Series
(2023)
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Issue
Name: |
140th
Anniversary of Thai Stamps (1st Series) |
Thai Issue
Name: |
140 ปี
ตราไปรษณียากรไทย (ชุดที่ 1) |
Issue Date: |
2023/2566-09-20 |
Cause: |
To celebrate the 140th
anniversary of
Thailand Post |
Catalogue Number: |
2023/26-29 |
Denomination: |
5 Baht, 5 Baht,
5 Baht, 5 Baht |
Unused Value: |
5 Baht, 5 Baht,
5 Baht, 5 Baht |
Complete
Set: |
20 Baht (unused), 4 Baht
(used) |
Thailex Collection: |
n/a |
Size: |
48 x 30 mm |
Quantity
of Stamps: |
300,000 pieces |
Printer: |
Cartor Security
Printing, France |
Subject: |
Set of stamps featuring the very first
postage stamps issued in Thailand, then known as
Siam,
in 1883, printed against a backdrop with a delicate silver curve pattern and
a monotone background in a colour similar to the original stamp, which are:
Rama V (1st Issue - Solot,
At, Siyaw)
and
Rama V (1st Issue - Sihk),
each depicting the portrait of
King
Chulalongkorn
(Rama V),
but each with a different denomination and print colour, namely: 1
Solot
(dark azure),
1
At
(vermilion), 1
Siyaw
(coppery brown), and 1
Sihk
(amber) |
Related Link: |
Rama V (1st Issue - Solot,
At, Siyaw),
Rama V (1st Issue - Sihk),
Siam,
Chulalongkorn,
Rama V,
Solot,
At,
Siyaw,
Sihk,
Philatelists Association of Thailand,
General Post Office,
130th Anniversary of Thai Postal
Services,
125th Anniversary of Thai Postal Service,
Thaipex '73 - Stamp on Stamp,
Praisanih Thai,
140th Anniversary of Thai Stamps (2nd Series) |

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