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International Letter Writing Week (1968) ●

 

    

    

 

 Issue Name:

International Letter Writing Week 1968

 Thai Issue Name:

สัปดาห์สากลแห่งการเขียนจดหมาย ปี 2511

 Issue Date:

1968/2511-10-06

 Cause:

To commemorate the 1968 International Letter Writing Week

 Catalogue Number:

1968/22-25

 Denomination:

0.5 Baht, 1 Baht, 2 Baht, 3 Baht

 Unused Value:

30 Baht, 70 Baht, 120 Baht, 200 Baht

 Complete Set: 

420 Baht (unused), 110 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/c

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

2,000,000 pieces for design 1968/22; and 1,000,000 pieces each for designs 1968/23-25

 Printer:

Government Printing Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan

 Subject:

Each design depicts a circle with a grid of lines, representing the longitudinal and latitudinal lines of a world globe, which refers to the global, borderless characters of letter writing. Additionally, designs A and C portray an envelop with a letter sticking out, and a writing pen, which are put together to resemble a bird, perhaps a carrier pigeon, whilst designs B and D depict an envelop stylized as the head of a writing pen

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