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New Year 2002 - Flowers (2001)

 

Pedicularis siamensis    Schoutenia glomerata

Gentiana crassa   

 

 Issue Name:

New Year 2002 - Flowers

 Thai Issue Name:

ปีใหม่ 2545 - ดอกไม้

 Issue Date:

2001/2544-11-15

 Cause:

To publicize flowers and mark the 2002 New Year

 Catalogue Number:

2001/55-58

 Denomination:

2 Baht, 2 Baht, 2 Baht, 2 Baht

 Unused Value:

4 Baht, 4 Baht, 4 Baht, 4 Baht

 Complete Set: 

16 Baht (unused), 12 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

26 x 21 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

1,500,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Chan Wanich Security Printing Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

1. chomphu chiang dao (ชมพูเชียงดาว), literally ‘Pink Chiang Dao, i.e. common Thai name for a flowering plant, with the botanical designation Pedicularis siamensis, named after the amphur Chiang Dao in Chiang Mai; 2. ruang pheung (รวงผึ้ง), literally Honeycomb, i.e. Thai common name for a flowering plant, with the botanical designation Schoutenia glomerata and commonly known as Yellow Star; 3. rihd khao (หรีดเขา), literally ‘Horn Wreath or Mountain Wreath’, common Thai designation for a flowering plant, with the botanical label Gentiana crassa; 4. saeng daeng (แสงแดง), literally ‘Red Shine or Red Light’, i.e. common Thai name for a flowering shrub, with the scientific name Colquhounia coccinea

 Related Link:

Chiang Mai, amphur