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Chinese New Year (2016)

 

 

 Issue Name:

Chinese New Year

 Thai Issue Name:

ตรุษจีน

 Issue Date:

2016/2559-02-04

 Cause:

To commemorative the Chinese New Year, known in Thai as Thetsakahn Trut Jihn

 Catalogue Number:

2016/13

 Denomination:

5 Baht

 Unused Value:

7 Baht

 Used Value:

1 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

62 x 26 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

n/a

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

Chinese dragon dance, in which acrobats climb high poles (fig.), seemingly making the dragon rise up to chase a crystal ball held by an acrobat sitting atop of another high pole. At the bottom of the stamp is a red baiwen or ‘white characters’ seal (fig.), with the nonspecific designation yin zhang, showing the Chinese characters Chun Jie (春节), which translates as  ‘Spring Festival’. In the background are fireworks, which in Thai are called dokmai fai (fig.).

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