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9th National Jamboree (1977)

 

King Bhumipon in Boy Scout's uniform and Boy Scouts sitting around a campfire at night

 

 Issue Name:

The 9th National Jamboree

 Thai Issue Name:

งานชุมนุมลูกเสือแห่งชาติ ครั้งที่ 9

 Issue Date:

1977/2520-11-21

 Cause:

To celebrate the 9th National Jamboree

 Catalogue Number:

1977/23

 Denomination:

0.75 Baht

 Unused Value:

45 Baht

 Used Value:

11 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

Unused stamp

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

2,000,000 pieces

 Printer:

Joh. Enschedé en Zonen Grafische Inrichting B.V., The Netherlands

 Subject:

Boy Scouts sitting around a campfire at night, with several tents erected in the background; in the right top corner of the stamp is the emblem of the Thai Scouting organization, known in Thai as look seua; to the left is a portrait of King Bhumipon Adunyadet in Boy Scout's uniform, standing in front of the Thai national flag, and with in the right top corner of the frame a map of Thailand; underneath the King's portrait is the slogan: Khaa ja mih khwaamjongrakphakdih toh Chaht Sahtsanah Phra Maha Kasat (ข้าฯ จะมีความจงรักภักดี ต่อชาติ ศาสนา พระมหากษัตริย์), i.e. ‘I shall be loyal towards the Nation, Religion and the Great King’.

 Related Link:

look seua, Bhumipon Adunyadet, Rama VI