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International Year of the Ocean (1998)
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Issue
Name: |
International Year of the
Ocean |
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Thai Issue
Name: |
ปีทะเลสากล |
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Issue Date: |
1998/2541-07-19 |
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Cause: |
To recognize the value and
significance of the seas and oceans, and to campaign for
national, as well as international cooperation in using and
conserving seas, oceans and coastal environments. UNESCO's
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) announced the year 1998 to be the
International Year of the Ocean. |
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Catalogue Number: |
1998/30-33 |
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Denomination: |
2 Baht, 3 Baht, 6 Baht,
9 Baht |
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Unused Value: |
5 Baht, 6 Baht, 9 Baht,
12 Baht |
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Complete Set: |
32 Baht (unused), 22 Baht
(used) |
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Thailex Collection: |
Unused set |
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Size: |
27 x 45 mm |
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Quantity
of Stamps: |
2,000,000 pieces per design |
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Printer: |
Thai-British Security Printing Public Company
Limited, Thailand |
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Subject: |
Illustration of the prize winning
drawings of the 1996 International Letter Writing Week stamp drawing
competition entitled Sea Mammals: 1.
Irrawaddy Dolphins
(Orcaella brevirostris); 2.
Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus); 3. Sperm Whales (Physeter
catodon); 4.
Dugongs
or Indian Sea Cows (Dugong dugon). In the top left
corner is the logo of the International Year of the Ocean, which
consists of the latter text curved over a pale blue circle, which at the
bottom has a highly stylized dark blue wave and the letters IOC, that
are placed and shaped in such a way that they form an anchor, while
underneath the circle is the name UNESCO, printed as a straight text,
rather than curved like the text on top. |
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Related Link: |
Irrawaddy Dolphin,
dugong,
Bottlenose Dolphin,
Thematic Street
Light |
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