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Centenary of Thai Boy Scouts
(2011)
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Issue
Name: |
The Centenary of Thai Boy Scouts 1911 - 2011 |
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Thai Issue
Name: |
100 ปี ลูกเสือไทย |
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Issue Date: |
2011/2554-07-01 |
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Cause: |
To commemorate the
centenary of
the establishment of the
Thai scouting organization by King
Vajiravudh,
which he founded on 1 July 1911, as a successor of
the the Wild Tiger Corps, which he founded only months
earlier, on 6 May 1911 |
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Catalogue Number: |
2011/49 |
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Denomination: |
3 Baht |
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Unused Value: |
6 Baht |
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Used Value: |
1 Baht |
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Thailex Collection: |
Unused stamp |
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Size: |
36
x 51
mm |
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Quantity
of Stamps: |
500,000 pieces |
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Printer: |
Thai British Security Printing Public Company
Limited, Thailand |
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Subject: |
Portrait of
King
Vajiravudh
(Rama VI),
founder of the
Thai scouting organization,
flanked by ropes tied into reef knots, and the logo of the Thai Boy Scouts with their slogan Siya Chihp
Yah Siya Sat (เสียชีพอย่าเสียสัตย์), i.e.
‘Lose [your] Life Don't Lose [your] Honesty’, which is
usually translated as ‘Better to Die than to Lie’. |
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Related Link: |
look seua,
Vajiravudh,
Rama VI |
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