Issue Name: |
Centennial of RTAF Founding
Fathers' Aviation (1st Series) |
Thai
Issue
Name: |
100 ปี
การบินของบุพการีทหารอากาศ ชุดที่ 2 |
Issue Date: |
2012/2555-07-02 |
Cause: |
To mark
the establishment of the
Royal Thai Air
Force
and to
celebrate its
empowerment |
Catalogue Number: |
2012/56-63 |
Denomination: |
3 Baht (all designs) |
Unused Value: |
4 Baht (8 designs) |
Complete Set: |
32 Baht (unused), 8 Baht
(used) |
Thailex Collection: |
Unused set |
Size: |
30 x 48
mm |
Quantity of Stamps: |
700,000 pieces per design |
Printer: |
Chan Wanich Security Printing
Company Limited, Thailand |
Subject: |
Different models of
Army
aircraft once used by the
Royal Thai Air
Force, that celebrate the empowerment of the Air Force: 1.
Northrop F-5B Freedom Fighter (light supersonic fighter); 2.
Northrop F-5E Tiger II (light supersonic fighter); 3. F-16A
Fighting Falcon (multirole fighter aircraft); 4. Saab JAS 39 Gripen
C (multirole fighter); 5. Hawker Siddeley HS 748
(turboprop airliner); 6. Boeing 737-800 (jet airliner); 7.
Bell 412EP (utility helicopter); 8. Sikorsky S-92
(medium-lift helicopter). Whereas the aircraft on the stamps
1-4 are used for protection of the sovereignty of Thailand,
the aircraft on stamps 5-8 are used to serve His Majesty the
King and other members of the royal family. |
Related Link: |
Founding Fathers of the Royal Thai Air Force,
Krasuang Kalaahome,
kong thap,
Phraya,
Bhumipon Adunyadet,
Rama IX,
Royal Thai Air Force Museum,
Jet Fighters Monument,
Centennial of RTAF Founding Fathers' Aviation (1st Series). |