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25th Anniversary of
ASEAN
(1992)
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Issue
Name: |
Visit Asian
Year 1992 |
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Thai Issue
Name: |
ปีการท่องเที่ยวอาเซียน 2535 |
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Issue Date: |
1992/2535-08-08 |
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Cause: |
To commemorate
the 25th Anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN), which was established in
Bangkok
on 8 August 1967. |
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Catalogue Number: |
1992/56-59 |
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Denomination: |
2 Baht, 3 Baht,
5 Baht, 7 Baht |
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Unused Value: |
7 Baht, 8 Baht, 11 Baht, 14 Baht |
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Complete Set: |
40 Baht (unused), 30 Baht
(used) |
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Thailex Collection: |
n/a |
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Size: |
45 x 27 mm |
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Quantity
of Stamps: |
2,000,000 pieces for design
1; and 1,000,000 pieces each for designs 2-4 |
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Printer: |
Joh. Enschedé en Zonen
Grafische Inrichting B.V., The Netherlands |
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Subject: |
Logo of
ASEAN,
encircled by the flags of the six member nations of 1992, namely (clockwise
from the top):
Thailand,
Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia,
Malaysia,
The Philippines, and Singapore. Below are hilly meadows in different shades
of green that serve as a backdrop for sketches in black ink, with themes and
depictions related to the ASEAN member states, that often have international
cooperation and differ for each stamp: 1. ASEAN performing arts and sports,
depicting Thai classical dancers in
brocade
costumes and with a
chadah-style
crown, some dancers in Islamic dress, and a female with a folding
fan
in traditional dress,
some football players and
takraw
players kicking a
ball over the net; 2. architecture, depicting both ancient and modern iconic
landmarks of each nation, such as
Manila Cathedral,
Wat Arun
in
Bangkok (fig.),
Changi Airport Control
Tower II in Singapore,
the
Sultan Abdul Samad
Building in Kuala Lumpur (fig.),
Borobudur in Java,
and the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan; 3.
international cooperation in the field of communications and transportation,
depicting a letter posting box (fig.),
a Boeing 747 of
Thai Airways
International (fig.),
a satellite dish, a sea port with a mooring post, an ocean freight liner,
cranes, a control tower, and a natural gas field; 4. international
cooperation in the field of agriculture, depicting farmers and scientists at
work. |
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Related Link: |
ASEAN,
Thailand,
Malaysia,
Bangkok,
brocade,
chadah,
fan,
takraw,
Wat Arun,
Borobudur,
Thai Airways,
WORLDTECH '95 THAILAND,
gong with national flags of ASEAN member nations |
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