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Issue
Name: |
Thailand 2013 World Stamp Exhibition (1st
series) |
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Thai Issue
Name: |
งานแสดงตราไปรษณียากรโลก
ชุดที่ 1 |
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Issue Date: |
2012/2555-10-03 |
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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 |
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Catalogue Number: |
2012/80-87 |
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Denomination: |
5 Baht (8 designs) |
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Unused Value: |
7 Baht (8 designs) |
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Complete Set: |
56
Baht
(unused), 16 Baht
(used) |
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Thailex Collection: |
Unused set |
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Size: |
40.5 x 30 mm |
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Quantity
of Stamps: |
700,000 pieces per design |
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Printer: |
Thai British Security
Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand |
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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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Related Link: |
kohm kwaen,
rom,
Bang
Fai,
woht,
kaen,
tukkatah chao wang,
Koh Kret,
reua ko lae |
