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Chinese New Year (2008)

 

Tiger Dance    Lion Dance

Fire Sculpture representing masks of figures from Chinese opera    Parade of Angels

 

 Issue Name:

Chinese New Year 2008

 Thai Issue Name:

เทศกาลตรุษจีน ปี 2553

 Issue Date:

2008/2553-02-01

 Cause:

To commemorate the annual Chinese New Year

 Catalogue Number:

2008/7-10

 Denomination:

5 Baht (4 designs)

 Unused Value:

5 Baht (4 designs)

 Complete Set:

20 Baht

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

48 x 30 mm for designs one and two; and 25 x 30 mm (21 x 26 mm exclusive of white border) for designs three and four

 Quantity of Stamps:

1,000,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

1. Chinese Tiger Dance; 2. Chinese Lion Dance; 3. Fire Sculpture representing masks of figures from Peking Opera or Chinese Opera wearing lian pu, with the large one in the middle similar to the face of Kuan U; 4. Parade of Angels. The text on all four stamps is designed to resemble Chinese script.

 Related Link:

Trut Jihn, kaancheud seua, tiger, kaancheud singtoh, lion, Chinese Opera, ngiw, Kuan U, lian pu, Peking Opera