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International Letter Writing Week - Thai Kitchenware (2002)

 

   

   

 

 Issue Name:

International Letter Writing Week 2002

 Thai Issue Name:

สัปดาห์สากลแห่งการเขียนจดหมาย 2545

 Issue Date:

2002/2545-10-05

 Cause:

Commemorative stamps of the annual event with winning designs of the 2002 painting competition on Thai Kitchenware

 Catalogue Number:

2002/38-41

 Denomination:

3 Baht, 3 Baht, 4 Baht, 15 Baht

 Unused Value:

5 Baht, 5 Baht, 7 Baht, 19 Baht

 Complete Set: 

36 Baht (unused), 19 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

27 x 45 mm (30 x 48 mm incl. white border)

 Quantity of Stamps:

1 million pieces for the first two designs; 700,000 for the last two

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

Traditional Thai kitchenware: 1. kratai jihn (animal-shaped coconut grater); 2. krachon (bamboo-woven basket strainer); 3. krajah or tawak (coconut shell ladles); 4. tao wong and moh khao or moh kaeng (circular earthen stove and pot)

 Related Link:

kratai jihn, krachon, krajah, tawak, tao wong, tao tahn, moh, khao, kaeng, coconut, bamboo