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50th Anniversary of Thailand-Turkey Diplomatic Relations (2008)

 

Lohaprasat of Wat Ratchanaddah in Bangkok and the national flag of Thailand    Sultan Ahmed or Blue Mosque in Istanbul and the national flag of Turkey

 

 Issue Name:

50th Anniversary of Thailand-Turkey Diplomatic Relations

 Thai Issue Name:

50 ปี ความสัมพันธ์ทางการทูต ไทย-ตุรกี

 Issue Date:

2008/2551-05-12

 Cause:

To celebrate the diplomatic affiliation between Thailand and Turkey, which was inaugurated on 12 May 1958

 Catalogue Number:

2008/38-39

 Denomination:

3 Baht (2 Designs)

 Unused Value:

4 Baht, 4 Baht

 Complete Set: 

8 Baht (unused), 4 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

51 x 36 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

900,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

1. Lohaprasat of Wat Ratchanaddah in Bangkok and the national flag of Thailand; 2. Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Blue Mosque in Istanbul and the national flag of Turkey. Both stamps at the bottom have a curved red field with a white text, i.e. the colours of the Turkish national flag. The text is both in Thai and English and besides the denomination and the name of Thailand, it further reads: 50th Anniversary of Thailand-Turkey Diplomatic Relations.

 Related Link:

Lohaprasat, Bangkok, United Nations Day