130th Anniversary of Thai Postal Services

๑๓๐ ปี ไปรษณีย์ไทย

2013/2556-08-04

To celebrate 130 years since the first issue of a Thai postage stamp on 4 August 1883 and 130 years of Thai Postal Services

2013/49

5 Baht

7 Baht

2 Baht

Unused stamp

51 x 36 mm

700,000 pieces

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

The first ever Thai postage stamp of 1 Solot depicting King Chulalongkorn under a magnifying glass, with in the background some old black-and-white photos: i.e. of the nation's first ever Post Office building near the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok (fig.), of one of the stucco Garudas that beautify the frontal corners of the current General Post Office Building (fig.), of an ancient mailbox (fig.) and of a postman of the first era. In addition, the left bottom corner bears the logo of 130 Years of Thai Stamps, i.e. a golden circle with the first postage stamp of 1 Solot over the number 130 in Thai (๑๓๐)

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