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135th Anniversary of Thai Postal Service (2018)

 

  

  

 

 Issue Name:

135th Anniversary of Thai Postal Service

 Thai Issue Name:

๑๓๕ ปี ไปรษณีย์ไทย

 Issue Date:

2018/2561-08-04

 Cause:

To commemorate 135 years of Thai Postal Services

 Catalogue Number:

2018/25-28

 Denomination:

3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht

 Unused Value:

3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht, 3 Baht

 Complete Set:

12 Baht (unused), 4 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/a

 Size:

49 x 30 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

500,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

The evolution of the postman in various eras: A. a postman in the uniform of the early days delivering a letter to a nobleman in front of Praisanihyakahn, i.e. the nation's first ever Post Office building near the Chao Phraya River in Phra Nakhon, Bangkok (fig.); B. a postman in a uniform of the past on a mail delivering bicycle in front of a fenced gate, reportedly at the [old] Ministry of Transport, as well as a 1911 model postbox (fig.); C. a postman in a uniform of the past on a mail delivering Vespa-style scooter in front of the General Post Office Building in Bangrak, Bangkok (fig.); D. mail delivery car in front of the Thailand Post Head Office in Laksi, Bangkok.

 Related Link:

125th Anniversary of Thai Postal Service, 130th Anniversary of Thai Postal Services, Postman's Uniform, postboxes, Bangkok, Praisanih Thai, Praisanihyakahn, Bangkok