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75th Anniversary of the Ministry of Communications (1987)

 

 

 Issue Name:

75th Anniversary of the Ministry of Communications

 Thai Issue Name:

ครบรอบ 75 ปี วันสถาปนากระทรวงคมนาคม

 Issue Date:

1987/2530-04-01

 Cause:

To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Ministry of Communications

 Catalogue Number:

1987/5

 Denomination:

2 Baht

 Unused Value:

10 Baht

 Used Value:

4 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

4,000,000 pieces

 Printer:

Leigh-Mardon Pty. Limited, Australia

 Subject:

Illustrates the responsibilities of the Ministry of Communications, which comprise Land Transport, Marine Transport, Aviation, Meteorology, Post, and Telecommunications, and here represented by a weather balloon and a terrestrial weather station with various wind observation systems; a telecommunications satellite and a terrestrial satellite dish; a cell tower; a person talking on the phone while sitting in front of a computer; a Thai Airways 747 and a smaller airplane on the tarmac of an airport, as well as an Air Traffic Control tower; a cargo ship; some containers for shipping and a straddle crane; a highway with cars; a long-distance coach; a traditional Thai freight truck; a train; and a postman with a motorbike handing over a letter to a boy

 Related Link:

Krasuang Khamanakhom, 80th Anniversary of the Ministry of Transport and Communication, 90th Anniversary of the Ministry of Transport, Centenary of the Ministry of Transport, Thai Airways