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Bicentenary of
Sunthorn Phu (1986)
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Issue
Name: |
Bicentenary of Sunthorn Phu |
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Thai Issue
Name: |
ครบรอบ 200 ปี สุนทรภู่ |
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Issue Date: |
1986/2523-06-26 |
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Cause: |
To commemorate the
Bicentenary of
Sunthorn Phu, the most celebrated Thai poet
and author of the epos
Phra Aphaimanih,
who was born in
1786. |
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Catalogue Number: |
1986/8 |
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Denomination: |
2 Baht |
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Unused Value: |
18 Baht |
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Used Value: |
4 Baht |
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Thailex Collection: |
n/a |
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Quantity
of Stamps: |
4,000,000
pieces |
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Size: |
45 x 27 mm |
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Printer: |
Société Nouvelle Cartor Starl,
France |
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Subject: |
Statue of
Sunthorn Phu,
the most celebrated Thai poet and author of
the epos
Phra Aphaimanih,
and which stands in the
tambon
Ban Kram (บ้านกร่ำ),
ampheu
Klaeng (แกลง),
in
Rayong
Province, where it
was first assumed that he was
born, though scholars nowadays believe that Sunthorn actually came from
Thonburi.
It was sculptured by Mr. Sukit
Laidet (สุกิจ ลายเดช), who finished it in 1970 AD. |
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Related Link: |
Sunthorn Phu,
Rayong,
tambon,
ampheu,
Phra Aphaimanih,
Thonburi |
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