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Venomous Snakes (1981)

 

King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)    Banded Krait (Bungarus fasciatus)

Indochinese Cobra (Naja kaouthia)    Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma)

 

 Issue Name:

Snakes

 Thai Issue Name:

งู ชุดแรก

 Issue Date:

1981/2524-12-01

 Cause:

To allow people to identify the various kinds of venomous snakes found in Thailand

 Catalogue Number:

1981/28-31

 Denomination:

0.75 Baht, 2 Baht, 2.75 Baht, 5 Baht

 Unused Value:

22 Baht, 44 Baht, 55 Baht, 66 Baht

 Complete Set: 

187 Baht (unused), 85 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

27 x 45 mm (30 x 48 mm incl. white border)

 Quantity of Stamps:

3 million pieces for the first design, 1 million pieces for each of the other designs

 Printer:

Government Printing Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan

 Subject:

Venomous and potentially deadly snakes found in Thailand: 1. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah); 2. Banded Krait (Bungarus fasciatus); 3. Indochinese Cobra (Naja kaouthia); 4. Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma)

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