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National Communications Day (2012)

 

Thai national flag with cartoon of two children holding a Tablet PC

 

 Issue Name:

National Communications Day 2012

 Thai Issue Name:

วันสื่อสารแห่งชาติ 2555

 Issue Date:

2012/2555-08-04

 Cause:

To commemorate the annual National Communications Day and to promote the Tablet PC as an important tool for the education of children

 Catalogue Number:

2012/66

 Denomination:

3 Baht

 Unused Value:

5 Baht

 Used Value:

1 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

Unused stamp

 Size:

30 x 48 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

700,000 pieces

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

A Thai national flag and a cartoon of two smiling children, i.e. a girl and a boy, holding a Tablet PC, with the logo of the National Communications Day, i.e. a stylized carrier pigeon. The image refers to Prime Minister Yinglak Shinawat's Pheua Thai Party's election promise to provide every schoolchild with a Tablet PC and free WIFI, as a tool to improve education and communication.

 Related Link:

List of Thai Prime Ministers