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75th Anniversary of the
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
(2014)
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Issue Name: |
75th Anniversary of the
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly |
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Thai Issue
Name: |
75ปี โรงงานยาสูบไทย |
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Issue Date: |
2014/2557-04-19 |
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Cause: |
To mark the 75th Anniversary
of the
Thailand
Tobacco Monopoly, which was founded on 19
April 1939, when the
Excise Department under the Ministry of
Finance took over operations from the Burapha (บูรพา)
Tobacco
Factory |
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Catalogue Number: |
2014/26 |
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Denomination: |
3 Baht |
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Unused Value: |
5 Baht |
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Used Value: |
1 Baht |
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Thailex Collection: |
n/a |
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Size: |
36 x 51 mm |
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Quantity of Stamps: |
500,000 pieces |
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Printer: |
Chan Wanich Security Printing
Company Limited, Thailand |
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Subject: |
The
Thailand
Tobacco Monopoly in
Bangkok,
with in the top
right corner the company's 75th Anniversary logo, which
includes the company's standard logo,
which is
circular and bordered
with
kranok-style
motifs, that make the contours
lotus-shaped,
while in its centre are the Thai letters R Y S (ร ย ส),
which stand for Rohng Yah Soob (โรงงานยาสูบ), i.e. ‘Tobacco
Factory’. |
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Related Link: |
yah soob,
Bangkok,
tobacco field,
tobacco plant,
tobacco curing barns,
tobacco cutter,
Excise Department |
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