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Rose Postage Stamp (2006)

 

Rose

 

 Issue Name:

Rose 2006

 Thai Issue Name:

ดอกกุหลาบ พ.ศ. 2549

 Issue Date:

2006/2549-02-07

 Cause:

To publicize roses and promote philatelic activities

 Catalogue Number:

2006/7

 Denomination:

5 Baht

 Unused Value:

8 Baht

 Used Value:

4 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

Unused stamp

 Size:

62 x 31 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

1,000,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

A pink Rose, known in Thailand as the Chulalongkorn Rose, named after King Rama V, who was born on a Tuesday, that has pink as it colour in the sih prajam wan system. It was named dok kulaab Chulachomklao by the King's royal consort Princess Dara Radsami, who cultivated these thorn-free pink roses in the garden of her palace in Chiang Mai's Mae Rim District. Internationally, it is also known as the Rose of Siam.

 Related Link:

kulaab, dok, Chulalongkorn, Chulachomklao, Rama V, sih prajam wan, Dara Radsami, Chiang Mai, Siam.