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9th World Orchid Conference (1978) ●

 

   

    

   

   

 

 Issue Name:

9th World Orchid Conference

 Thai Issue Name:

การประชุมกล้วยไม้โลก ครั้งที่ 9

 Issue Date:

1978/2521-01-18

 Cause:

To commemorate the 9th World Orchid Conference hosted by Thailand and to publicize orchids

 Catalogue Number:

1978/2-9

 Denomination:

0.75 Baht, 1 Baht, 1.5 Baht, 2 Baht, 2.75 Baht, 3 Baht, 5 Baht, 6 Baht

 Unused Value:

40 Baht, 60 Baht, 120 Baht, 30 Baht, 160 Baht, 30 Baht, 40 Baht, 40 Baht

 Complete Set: 

520 Baht (unused), 200 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/c

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

1,000,000 pieces each for designs 1-2; 500,000 pieces for design 3; 3,000,000 pieces for designs 4 and 7; 2,000,000 pieces each for designs 5, 6 and 8.

 Printer:

Joh. Enschedé Stamps, Security Printers B.V., The Netherlands

 Subject:

Various kinds of orchid: 1. Different Fruit Dendrobium (Dendrobium heterocarpum), known in Thai as euang sih/see tahn (เอื้องสีตาล); 2. Charming Dendrobium (Dendrobium pulchellum), known in Thai as euang chang nahw (เอื้องช้างน้าว); 3. Beautiful Doritis (Doritis pulcherrima), known in Thai as daeng ubon (แดงอุบล); 4. Leafless Dendrobium (Dendrobium aphyllum), known in Thai as euang nok krajib (เอื้องนกกระจิบ); 5. Sickle-Shaped Aerides (Aerides falcata), known in Thai as euang kulaab (เอื้องกุหลาบกระเป๋าเป็ด); 6. Striped Petal Staurochilus (Staurochilus fasciatus), known in Thai as seua khrohng (เสือโคร่ง); 7. Ward's Dendrobium (Dendrobium wardianum), known in Thai as euang mani trairong (เอื้องมณีไตรรงค์); 8. White Haired Dendrobium (Dendrobium senile), known in Thai as euang chanih (เอื้องชะนี)

 Related Link:

orchid, chang, chanih, ubon, nok krajib, kulaab, seua, mani, trairong