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80th Anniversary of the Royal Thai Air Force (1995)

 

 

 Issue Name:

80th Anniversary of the Royal Thai Air Force

 Thai Issue Name:

80 ปี กองทัพอากาศ

 Issue Date:

1995/2538-03-27

 Cause:

To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Royal Thai Air Force

 Catalogue Number:

1995/6

 Denomination:

2 Baht

 Unused Value:

7 Baht

 Used Value:

4 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

2 million pieces

 Printer:

Joh. Enschedé Stamps, Security Printers B.V., The Netherlands

 Subject:

A Breguet biplane (fig.) as used in the early days of Thai navigation and a modern F-16A Fighting Falcon flying a circular pattern while expelling white smoke during its flight, performing sky-writing in which it creates the number 80 readable from the ground.

 Related Link:

Royal Thai Air Force Museum