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National Children's Day (1992)

 

marine life and wreck divers     colourful reef fish

marine life and a mermaid

 

 Issue Name:

National Children's Day 1992

 Thai Issue Name:

วันเด็กแห่งชาติ ปี 2535

 Issue Date:

1992/2535-01-11

 Cause:

To mark the National Children's Day, with prize winning drawings from the 1990 International Letter Writing Week stamp drawing competition for children under 9 years, with the theme ‘World under the Sea’.

 Catalogue Number:

1992/6-8

 Denomination:

2 Baht, 3 Baht, 5 Baht

 Unused Value:

6 Baht, 7 Baht, 10 Baht

 Complete Set: 

23 Baht (unused), 18 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

27 x 45 mm

 Quantity of Stamps:

3,000,000 pieces for design 1; 1,200,000 pieces each for designs 2 and 3

 Printer:

The Government Printing Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan

 Subject:

1. Drawing by Mr. Nachadong Bunprasert (ด.ช. นจดงค์ บุญประเสริฐ) featuring marine life and wreck divers; 2. drawing by Ms. Warahpon Phadkhan (ด.ญ. วราภรณ์ ผัดขัน) depicting colourful reef fish; and 3. drawing by Ms. Phannipha Ngeunkon (ด.ญ. พรรณนิภา เงินกร) featuring a mermaid, a mythological creature from the sea known in Thai folklore as ngeuak

 Related Link:

Marine Life, Anemone Fish, mermaid, ngeuak