| Quantity 
					of Stamps: | 
					5,000,000 pieces for design 
					1; and 1,000,000 pieces each for designs 2-4 | 
				
					| Subject: | 
    Graphic 
	designs with silhouettes of 
	disciplines 
	(designs 1-2) and icons of objects used in sports (design 3-4) 
	that featured at the 8th
		Asian Games, 
	as well as its logo, which consists of a red sun with bursting flames, two
	
	golden 
	Thai-style rooftop spires called 
		      chofa
	
	(fig.), 
	and in light blue the text 8th Asian Games, Bangkok 1978. The various sports 
	and disciplines depicted are: 1.
	bowling, kickboxing, and 
	pole vault; 2. weightlifting, javelin throw, and athletics; 3. volleyball, 
	badminton, tennis, table tennis, and 
	sailing; 4. basketball, football, boxing, and hockey. |