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Guan Yin Postage Stamp - 1st Series (2009)

 

Kuan Yin (Guan Yin), the Chinese goddess of Mercy

 

 Issue Name:

Guan Yin Postage Stamp

 Thai Issue Name:

พระโพธิสัตว์กวนอิม

 Issue Date:

2009/2552-09-09

 Cause:

To publicize Mahayana Buddhism

 Catalogue Number:

2009/58

 Denomination:

9 Baht

 Unused Value:

15 Baht

 Used Value:

3 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

Unused stamp

 Size:

72 x 33 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

1,000,000 pieces

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

Kuan Yin, the bodhisattva of mercy in Mahayana Buddhism, depicted on a lotus pedestal with a radsamie and pouring amrita, i.e. the elixir of immortality, from a kalasa flask.

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