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300 Years of Franco-Thai Diplomatic Relations (1985)

 

     

 

 Issue Name:

300 Years of Franco-Thai Relations

 Thai Issue Name:

ครบรอบ 300 ปี สัมพันธภาพระหว่างประเทศไทยกับประเทศฝรั่งเศส

 Issue Date:

1985/2528-12-12

 Cause:

To commemorate the 300th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and France

 Catalogue Number:

1985/42-43

 Denomination:

2 Baht, 8.5 Baht

 Unused Value:

15 Baht, 45 Baht

 Complete Set: 

60 Baht (unused), 30 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

45 x 27 mm for design A and 27 x 45 mm for design B

 Quantity of Stamps:

3,000,000 pieces for design A and 2,000,000 pieces for design B

 Printer:

Société Nouvelle Cartor Starl, France

 Subject:

1. French ambassador Chevalier de Chaumont accompanied on his mission by Abbé de Choisy, the Jesuit Guy Tachard, and Father Bénigne Vachet of the Société des Missions Étrangères de Paris, presenting a letter from King Louis XIV to King Narai at the Siamese court in 1685; 2. King Louis XIV receiving Siamese envoys delivering a royal message from King Narai the Great, at the French court.

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