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King
Bhumipon Adunyadet's
81st Birthday (2008)
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Issue
Name: |
H.M. the King's
Birthday |
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Thai Issue
Name: |
วันเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษาพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว |
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Issue Date: |
2008/2551-12-05 |
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Cause: |
Commemorative Stamp for the
81st Birthday Anniversary of King Bhumipon Adunyadet |
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Catalogue Number: |
2008/103 |
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Denomination: |
3 Baht |
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Unused Value: |
6
Baht |
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Used Value: |
2 Baht |
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Thailex Collection: |
Unused stamp |
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Size: |
29 x 24 mm |
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Quantity
of Stamps: |
1,000,000 pieces |
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Printer: |
Thai British Security Printing Public
Company Limited, Thailand |
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Subject: |
King
Bhumipon Adunyadet
dressed in a pink blazer and making pictures with his camera.
The overall pink background, as well as the colour
of the blazer express the wish
for a long life in good health, since royal astrologers in 2007
determined it was a good colour for the King's health when he was being
treated for heart problems and other ailments,
a declaration that prompted the King to start wearing a pink shirt and
blazer in public, which in turn sparked a pink shirt craze among his
subjects. The camera refers to the King's passion for photography and
has been his vade mecum wherever he goes, which can be seen in so many portraits of the King,
at least when not in uniform or ceremonial dress, cf.
portraits (1),
(2),
(3),
(4), etc. |
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Related Link: |
Bhumipon Adunyadet,
Rama IX |
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