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Chakri
Palace (1940)
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Issue
Name: |
Chakri Palace |
Thai Issue
Name: |
พระที่นั่งจักรี |
Issue Date: |
Between 1940/2483-05-13
and 1940/2483-05-30 |
Cause: |
To use for mail purposes and
to publicize the Chakri Throne Hall. |
Catalogue Number: |
1940/1-5 |
Denomination: |
0.02 Baht, 0.03 Baht, 0.05 Baht, 0.1 Baht,
0.15 Baht |
Unused Value: |
300 Baht, 550 Baht, 350 Baht, 800 Baht, 1,400 Baht |
Complete Set: |
3,400 Baht (unused), 260 Baht
(used) |
Thailex Collection: |
n/c |
Size: |
n/a |
Quantity
of Stamps: |
2,600,000 pieces for design
1940/1; 900,000 pieces for design 1940/2; 3,600,000 pieces
for design 1940/3; 4,000,000 pieces for design 1940/4;
1,800,000 pieces for design 1940/5. NOTE: 2,000 stamps of
the 0.05 Baht design (1940/3) were mistakenly printed in
green colour instead of the intended purple, after one
printing block of the 0.05 Baht (5
Satang)
had wrongly been inserted in the 7th position on the 6th row
of the mold of the 0.03 Baht stamps (design 1940/2). The
error wasn't noticed until after 2,000 sheets had already
been fully printed and 92 of those had already been sold to
the public. After the discovery, the wrong print was removed
from the remaining 1,908 sheets and sent to the archives of
the Post Office. The first 2,000 sheets of the green 0,03
Baht issue thus had only 99 usable stamps per sheet, instead
of 100. The use of these stamps discontinued on 1 January
1942, due to forgeries that were appearing. |
Printer: |
The Royal Thai Survey
Department |
Subject: |
The
Chakri Throne Hall,
in Thai known as
Phra Tihnang Chakri Maha Prasat,
i.e. the main palace building at
Phra
Rachawang,
the
Grand Palace in
Bangkok. On
the right side is a
Garuda
and in the top left
corner are some curly
kanok
motifs |
Related Link: |
Chakri Throne Hall,
Phra Thihnang,
Chakri,
Maha,
Prasat,
Phra
Rachawang,
Bangkok,
Garuda,
kanok,
Royal Thai Survey Department |
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