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International Letter Writing Week (1963) ●

 

    

    

 

 Issue Name:

International Letter Writing Week 1963

 Thai Issue Name:

สัปดาห์สากลแห่งการเขียนจดหมาย ปี 2506

 Issue Date:

1963/2506-10-07

 Cause:

To commemorate the 1963 International Letter Writing Week

 Catalogue Number:

1963/8-11

 Denomination:

0.5 Baht, 1 Baht, 2 Baht, 3 Baht

 Unused Value:

150 Baht, 250 Baht, 800 Baht, 700 Baht

 Complete Set: 

1,900 Baht (unused), 220 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

n/c

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

3,000,000 pieces for design 1963/8; and 1,000,000 pieces each for designs 1963/9-11

 Printer:

Government Printing Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan

 Subject:

1-2. A Garuda (fig.), an emblem of the nation also used by the Post & Telegraph Department (fig.), such as on the nation's first ever issue of airmail postage stamps (fig.); 3-4. Two women in traditional dress sitting on the floor, with one of them writing a letter on a floor table, while the other is reading a letter.

 Related Link:

Garuda