Arts of the
Kingdom - 2nd Series (2007)
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Issue
Name: |
Arts of the
Kingdom (2nd Series) |
Thai Issue
Name: |
ศิลป์แผ่นดิน
(ชุดที่ 2) |
Issue Date: |
2007/2550-12-18 |
Cause: |
To
publicize the
Arts of the
Kingdom |
Catalogue Number: |
2007/108-115 |
Denomination: |
5 Baht
(8 designs) |
Unused Value: |
8 Baht (8
designs) |
Complete Set: |
48 Baht (unused), 24 Baht
(used) |
Thailex Collection: |
Unused set |
Size: |
31 x
62 mm |
Quantity
of Stamps: |
800,000 pieces per design |
Printer: |
Thai British
Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand |
Subject: |
Traditional Thai artifacts,
many of them in gold and
part of the
Queen's Collection, which is on permanent display in the
Ananta Samahkom Hall,
hence the reason why the white stroke on each stamp has
the side
profile
of Queen
Sirikit
in gold. Design 1: golden replica of
Reua Phra Thihnang Ananta
Nagaraat,
one of the main
Royal Barges;
2.
golden replica of
Reua Phra Thihnang Suphanahong
or Golden
Swan
Royal Barge,
the King's
personal barge; 3.
golden replica of a
howdah decorated
with
kranok
motifs and known in Thai as Sappakab Phrakajatahn (สัปคับพระคชาธาน);
4.
golden replica of a
howdah, in Thai
called
Sappakab Khram (สัปคับคร่ำ);
5.
water jars in gold
niello,
with the one on the right being a
northern
vase-like water vessel with an elongated neck, known as
nahm ton;
6. miniature vanity set in gold
niello;
7.
ya lipao
handbag;
8. gold
niello
evening bag. |
Related Link: |
Ananta Samahkom Hall,
Sirikit Kitthiyagon,
Royal Barges,
Reua Phra Thihnang Ananta
Nagaraat,
Reua Phra Thihnang Suphanahong,
howdah,
kranok,
cloisonné,
niello,
nahm ton |
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