Thailand Philatelic Exhibition 1987 (Thaipex '87)

งานแสดงตราไปรษณียากรแห่งชาติ 2530

1987/2530-08-04

To commemorate the 8th National Philatelic Exhibition, which was held from 4 to 8 August 1987 at Chidlom Central Department Store in Bangkok and to publicize precious Thai handicrafts, which are made under the royal SUPPORT (Supplementary Occupations and Related Techniques) project, which is under the patronage of Queen Sirikit Kitthiyagon.

1987/8-11

2 Baht, 2 Baht, 6 Baht, 6 Baht

7 Baht, 7 Baht, 18 Baht, 18 Baht

50 Baht (unused), 28 Baht (used)

Unused set

45 x 27 mm for designs 1 and 2; and 27 x 45 mm for designs 3 and 4

3 million pieces for the first and second design; and 1 million pieces for each of the other designs

Société Nouvelle Cartor Starl, France

Precious Thai Handicrafts: 1. a golden peacock, which is a decorative symbol of Queen Sirikit Kitthiyagon (fig.); 2. golden mirrors, of which one is adorned at the top with a chadah-style crown, while the other has a naga-shaped handle; 3. a golden toh nahm mon with a lotus-shaped knot on the lid, and used to contain nahm mon water that has been infused with magical powers or has received a blessing from a monk during a sacred ceremony, as well as two fruit-shaped golden fingers bowls, that both have a tray in the shape of a sacred bodhi tree-leaf (fig.); 4. a golden hong-shaped vase (fig.). Every stamp also has the logo of the 1987 National Philatelic Exhibition, i.e. the wording THAIPEX'87, centered in between four adjacent curves, one for each quadrant of an inverted circle, forming a star-like graph.

Thaipex, Bangkok, toh nahm mon, nahm mon, peacock, hong, bodhi, bodhi tree, Sirikit Kitthiyagon, naga, chadah, lotus, 25th Asian International Stamp Exhibition (2nd Series) - Thai Silk