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Issue
Name: |
The
Telecom Man of The Nation |
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Thai Issue
Name: |
พระราชอัจฉริยภาพด้านโทรคมนาคม |
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Issue Date: |
1997/2540-06-09 |
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Cause: |
To pay homage to and to
publicize the genius of H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej in
telecommunications |
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Catalogue Number: |
1997/25-28 |
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Denomination: |
2 Baht, 3 Baht,
6 Baht, 9
Baht |
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Unused Value: |
5 Baht, 6 Baht, 9 Baht, 12 Baht |
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Complete Set: |
32 Baht (unused), 24 Baht
(used) |
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Thailex Collection: |
Unused set |
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Size: |
27 x 45 mm (30 x 48 mm
incl. white border) |
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Quantity
of Stamps: |
10,000,000 pieces for design
1; 8,000,000 pieces each for designs 2-4 |
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Printer: |
Thai British Security
Printing Public Co. Ltd., Thailand |
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Subject: |
Royal Genius in Telecommunication: 1. King
Bhumipol Adulyadej using a handheld radio
connected with an aerial known as Suthee or Sutih (สุธี),
meaning ‘Sage’ or ‘Scholar’, and invented after the King's suggestion to
increase the efficiency of radio communications; 2. The King using a handheld radio for
communications in local areas; 3. The King sending his royal greetings to his subjects from a
computer on the occasion of New Year, with a software program to process the
data, developed by himself, which shows his interest in information
technology; 4. The King's project to use the THAICOM satellite for tele-education
at the
Wang Klai Kangwon
School in
Hua Hin,
which serves as the centre for disseminating education at
mathayom
(secondary)
level to schools in rural areas by the use of satellite |
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Related Link: |
Bhumipol Adulyadej,
Rama IX,
Hua Hin,
Wang Klai Kangwon,
mathayom,
E-Commerce Issue |
