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International Letter Writing Week - Wickerwork (1995)

 

takong   krachang klom

soom pla   ih-joo

 

 Issue Name:

International Letter Writing Week - Wickerwork

 Thai Issue Name:

สัปดาห์สากลแห่งการเขียนจดหมาย 2540 - วรรณกรรมไทย

 Issue Date:

1995/2538-10-08

 Cause:

To commemorate the 1995 International Letter Writing Week and to publicize Thai wickerwork, with prize winning drawings from the 1993 International Letter Writing Week drawing competition

 Catalogue Number:

1995/30-33

 Denomination:

2 Baht, 2 Baht, 9 Baht, 9 Baht

 Unused Value:

5 Baht, 5 Baht, 12 Baht, 12 Baht

 Complete Set: 

34 Baht (unused), 24 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

45 x 27 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

2,500,000 pieces for design 1; 2,000,000 pieces for designs 2-4

 Printer:

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

 Subject:

Various types of traditional Thai wickerwork, in particular for catching or keeping aquatic animals: 1. takong or kong; 2. krachang klom; 3. soom pla; 4. a ih-joo, sometimes more generally referred to as a tum

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takong, kong, krachang, soom pla, tum, ih-joo, fish