Rama V (First Issue)

รัชกาลที่ 5 ชุดที่ 1- ดวงโสฬส ดวงอัฐ ดวงเสี้ยว

1883/2426-08-04

Introduction of Siam's first and own postage stamps. Prior to this and until 1 January 1886, postal services were mainly overseas and to send mail the country used the British consular postal services of the Singapore Post Office in Thailand, as well as their postage stamps, which were overprinted with a letter B for Bangkok.

D1883/1-3

1 Solot, 1 At, 1 Siyaw

500 Baht, 550 Baht, 1,100 Baht

400 Baht, 500 Baht, 1000 Baht

2,150 Baht (unused), 1,900 used)

Unused set

21 x 15 mm

500,000 pieces per designs

Waterlow & Sons Limited, England

King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)

Rama V, Chulalongkorn, Solot, At, Siyaw, Philatelists Association of Thailand, General Post Office, 130th Anniversary of Thai Postal Services, 125th Anniversary of Thai Postal Service, Thaipex '73 - Stamp on Stamp