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25th Anniversary of
Thai Airways
International
(1985)
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Issue
Name: |
25th Anniversary of Thai
Airways International |
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Thai Issue
Name: |
ครบรอบ 25ปี
การสถาปนาบริษัทการบินไทย |
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Issue Date: |
1985/2528-01-12 |
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Cause: |
To
commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Thai
Airways International |
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Catalogue Number: |
1985/8-11 |
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Denomination: |
2 Baht,
7.50 Baht, 8.50 Baht, 9.50 Baht |
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Unused Value: |
10 Baht, 30 Baht, 40 Baht, 40 Baht |
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Complete Set: |
120 Baht (unused), 60 Baht
(used) |
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Thailex Collection: |
Unused set |
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Size: |
27 x 45 mm |
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Quantity
of Stamps: |
3,000,000 pieces for design A
and 1,000,000 pieces each for designs B, C and D |
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Printer: |
Société Nouvelle Cartor Starl,
France |
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Subject: |
Representations
of
different
airplanes used by
Thai Airways
International, as well as the
company
emblem, i.e. a stylized Champak (jampah)
flower, while in the background are the outlines of certain
scenes printed in purple, i.e. the main colour of
Thai Airways International: 1. a Douglas DC-6
and a DC-8, with in the background traditional Thai ways of
life and festivals, such as the
wai,
riding a
buffalo
and
Loi Krathong;
2. a Douglas DC-10, with in the background scenes of
traditional Thai culture, such as
Thai classical dance called
khon;
3. an Airbus A300,
with in the background national architecture and
paraphernalia, such as
the Golden Swan Barge,
the King's
personal barge
known in Thai as
Reua Phra Thihnang Suphanahong,
pagodas
and multi-layered parasols, called
chedi
and
chat,
respectively; 4.
a Boeing 747, with in the background important landmarks in
destination to which Thai Airways flies. |
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Related Link: |
Thai Airways,
jampah,
wai,
Loi Krathong,
buffalo,
khon,
pagoda,
chedi,
chat,
Reua Phra Thihnang Suphanahong,
50th Anniversary of Thai Airways
International (2010) |
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