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6th Asian Games - 1st Series (1970) ●

 

   

   

 

 Issue Name:

6th Asian Games (1st Series)

 Thai Issue Name:

เอเชี่ยนเกมส์ครั้งที่ 6 (ชุด 1)

 Issue Date:

1970/2513-09-01

 Cause:

To commemorate and celebrate the 6th Asian Games, held in Bangkok between 9 and 20 December 1970, under the slogan Ever Forward

 Catalogue Number:

1970/7-10

 Denomination:

0.5 Baht, 1.5 Baht, 3 Baht, 5 Baht

 Unused Value:

30 Baht, 60 Baht, 70 Baht, 120 Baht

 Complete Set: 

280 Baht (unused), 95 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/c

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

2,000,000 pieces for the first design; 1,000,000 pieces for each of the other designs

 Printer:

Government Printing Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan

 Subject:

The different sports stadiums in Bangkok where the 6th Asian Games were held: 1. Wisutharom (วิสุทธารมณ์) Swimming Stadium at the National Stadium; 2. Hua Mark (หัวหมาก) Velodrome; 3. Sanam Supachalasai at the National Stadium; 4. Kittikachorn (กิตติขจร) Indoor Stadium. Each stamp also bears the logo of the 6th Asian Games, i.e. a red sunburst encircled above by the slogan Ever Forward and below by 20 interlocking rings.

 Related Link:

6th Asian Games (2nd Series), Bangkok, Asian Games, Sanam Supachalasai, National Stadium