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Thai Heritage Conservation Day -
Monkey
Khon Masks
(2015)
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Issue Name: |
Thai Heritage
Conservation Day - Monkeys' Khon Masks |
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Thai Issue
Name: |
วันอนุรักษ์มรดกไทย -
หัวโขนลิง/วานร |
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Issue Date: |
2015/2558-04-02 |
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Cause: |
Annual
commemorative stamps for the Thai Heritage Conservation Day
in honour of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn |
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Catalogue Number: |
2015/16-23 |
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Denomination: |
3 Baht per design |
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Unused Value: |
5 Baht per design |
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Complete
Set: |
40 Baht (unused), 8 Baht
(used) |
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Thailex Collection: |
n/a |
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Size: |
48 x 30 mm |
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Quantity of Stamps: |
400,000 pieces per design |
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Printer: |
Thai British Security
Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand |
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Subject: |
Se-tenant stamps with eight khon masks, known in Thai as
hua khon
and used in traditional
Khon
performances. Each mask represents a different
monkey
character from the
Ramakien,
of which a mural from
Wat Phra Kaew
depicts a scene, seen as background of all the eight stamps
together in the correct order.
The masks represent: 1.
Hanuman;
2.
Nilaphat;
3.
Nilanon;
4.
Asuraphat;
5.
Thao
Maha Chomphoo;
6.
Phali;
7.
Sukrihp;
and 8.
Ongkhot |
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Related Link: |
Ramakien,
Khon,
hua khon,
monkey,
Sirindhorn,
Wat Phra Kaew,
khon mask,
Hanuman,
Nilaphat,
Nilanon,
Asuraphat,
thao,
Maha Chomphoo,
Phali,
Sukrihp,
Ongkhot,
Ramakien Characters,
wahnon,
Thai Khon
Masks (1st Series),
Thai Khon
Masks (2nd Series),
Khon Masks (Thai Heritage
Conservation Day),
Thai Heritage Conservation Day -
Giants' Khon Masks |
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