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National Children's Day (2021)

 

  

  

 

 Issue Name:

National Children's Day 2021

 Thai Issue Name:

วันเด็กแห่งชาติ 2564

 Issue Date:

2021/2564-01-09

 Cause:

Annual commemorative stamps to mark the National Children's Day

 Catalogue Number:

2021/2-5

 Denomination:

3 Baht, 3 Baht, 5 Baht, 5 Baht

 Unused Value:

3 Baht, 3 Baht, 5 Baht, 5 Baht

 Complete Set:

16 Baht (unused), 4 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

30 x 48 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

500,000 pieces

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

The relationship between teachers, known in Thai as ajaan or kruh, and students shown by various greetings, a part of general school education, i.e. 1. hugging; 2. a handshake; 3. the popular high five; and 4. a wai, i.e. the Thai traditional greeting. The female teacher is wearing her uniform, which is beige with epaulettes showing ones rank and degree, and which all teachers have to wear on Mondays, the first day of each working week. Uniform is obligatory on all schooldays for students in the lower grades and in most schools it is also compulsory in the higher levels

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