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Thailand 2013 World Stamp Exhibition (1st series) - Handicrafts (2012)

Lan Na style kohm kwaen lanternssah-paper and silk parasols

Bang Fai rocketbamboo wind instruments (woht and kaen)

courtesan dollsKoh Kret pottery

reua ko laewooden bird cages used in bird singing contests

 

 Issue Name:

Thailand 2013 World Stamp Exhibition (1st series)

 Thai Issue Name:

งานแสดงตราไปรษณียากรโลก ชุดที่ 1

 Issue Date:

2012/2555-10-03

 Cause:

Commemorative stamps for the 2013 World Stamp Exhibition, held from 2-14 August 2013 at the Royal Paragon Hall of Siam Paragon in Bangkok, to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the launch of Thailand’s postal service and the issue of the country’s very first postage stamp

 Catalogue Number:

2012/80-87

 Denomination:

5 Baht (8 designs)

 Unused Value:

7 Baht (8 designs)

 Complete Set:

56 Baht (unused), 16 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

40.5 x 30 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

700,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

Unique handicrafts from each region of Thailand with the logo of the 2013 World Stamp Exhibition. Design A and B are from northern Thailand and feature Lan Na style kohm kwaen lanterns (2012/80) and sah-paper and silk parasols (2012/81); Design C and D are from northeastern Thailand and feature a Bang Fai rocket (2012/82) and two bamboo wind instruments, i.e. a woht and a kaen (2012/83); Design E and F are from central Thailand and feature courtesan dolls (2012/84) and Koh Kret pottery (2012/85); Design G and H are from southern Thailand and feature a reua ko lae boat (2012/86) and wooden bird cages used in bird singing contests (2012/87)

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kohm kwaen, rom, Bang Fai, woht, kaen, tukkatah chao wang, Koh Kret, reua ko lae