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Red Cross (1999)

 

 

 Issue Name:

Red Cross 1999

 Thai Issue Name:

กาชาด ๒๕๔๒

 Issue Date:

1999/2542-03-30

 Cause:

To publicize the Thai Red Cross and to commemorate the 1999 Thai Red Cross Fair

 Catalogue Number:

1999/18

 Denomination:

2 Baht

 Unused Value:

5 Baht

 Used Value:

3 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

45 x 27 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

1,000,000 pieces

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

Portrait of Queen Sri Savarindira (fig.), the Queen Grandmother of Thailand, who was President of the Thai Red Cross Society for 36 years, from 1920 to 1955 AD. The design is based on a  special stamp of an unknown date issued sometime in the early 20th century in order to support the Red Cross.

 Related Link:

Thai Red Cross Society, Sri Savarindira, Read Cross (Unknwon)