Starting in 2017 and continuing until last year, Thailand Post featured Thai sweets and desserts on its traditional New Year stamps which have been issued in mid-November each year since 1988. Lunar New Year stamps are issued at the beginning of January each year; the current series features artwork of each of the Chinese Zodiac … Continue reading Thailand’s New Year 2023 Stamps
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Philatelic Pursuits: April 2015
Another month gone and this one went by very quickly indeed! I was on holiday for much of April due to the Thai New Year (Songkran) occurring mid-month and my language school students canceled most of their lessons in order to enjoy the nationwide bout of laziness. Even my local postman took a couple of … Continue reading Philatelic Pursuits: April 2015
Happy Valentine’s Day 2015
TH-1062: Chinese New Year 2015
Issue Number: TH-1062Issue Name: Chinese New Year 2015 Postage StampsIssue Date: 2015-02-09Denomination: 5 baht (2 designs)Designer: Mr. Udorn Niyornthum (Thailand Post Company Ltd.)Printer: Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, ThailandPrinting Process: Lithography, multi-colorQuantity of Stamps: 700,000 pieces per designSheet Composition: 10 stamps per sheet (different design)Perforation: unk.Size: 30 x 40.5mm (Vertical - measured from … Continue reading TH-1062: Chinese New Year 2015
TH-1061: Symbol Of Love
Issue Number: TH-1061Issue Name: Symbol Of Love Postage StampIssue Date: 2015-02-09Denomination: 5 bahtDesigner: Miss Euamporn Supharoekchai (Thailand Post Company Ltd.)Printer: Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, ThailandPrinting Process: Lithography, multi-colorQuantity of Stamps: 700,000 piecesSheet Composition: 10 stamps per sheetPerforation: unk.Size: 31 x 31mm (measured from perforation to perforation)Details: "Love" The Meaningful Feeling of Relationship … Continue reading TH-1061: Symbol Of Love
TH-1060: 72nd Anniversary of Kasetsart University
Issue Number: TH-1060 Issue Name: 72nd Anniversary of Kasetsart University Commemorative Stamp Issue Date: 2015-02-02 Denomination: 3 baht Designer: Mr. Pisit Prasitthanadoon (Thailand Post Company Ltd.) Printer: Chan Wanich Security Printing Company Limited, Thailand Printing Process: Lithography, multi-colored Quantity of Stamps: 500,000 pieces Sheet Composition: 10 stamps per sheet Perforation: unk. Size: 48 x 30 … Continue reading TH-1060: 72nd Anniversary of Kasetsart University
TH-1059: National Children’s Day
Issue Number: TH-1059 Issue Name: National Children's Day 2015 Commemorative Stamps Issue Date: 2015-01-10 Denomination: 3 baht (5 designs) Designer: Mr. Thaneth Ponchalwong (Thailand Post Company Ltd.) Printer: Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited Printing Process: Lithography, multi-colored Quantity of Stamps: 700,000 per design Sheet Composition: 10 stamps per sheet (different designs – 2 … Continue reading TH-1059: National Children’s Day
Thailand’s Stamps for 2015
As I write this on January 1st, the first of Thailand’s stamp issues for 2015 is scheduled for release. It is a public holiday and the local post office is closed so I will attempt to purchase my copies of the stamp and first day cover tomorrow. This first issue, 1058 in Thailand Post’s numbering … Continue reading Thailand’s Stamps for 2015
Thailand’s Stamp Magazine
I used to buy magazines all the time and had numerous subscriptions when I lived in America. But, in Thailand, so many of them are too darn expensive. Many of the foreign-language magazines cost between 400 and 500 baht with a few approaching the thousand-baht level! There are a few bilingual Thai-English monthlies published here … Continue reading Thailand’s Stamp Magazine
International Letter Writing Week
Next week is International Letter Writing Week, which was established by the Universal Postal Union back in 1957 with the aim of contributing to world peace by encouraging cultural exchanges among people of the world through letter writing. It spans the one-week period that includes 9 October, the anniversary of the inauguration of the UPU. October 9th … Continue reading International Letter Writing Week
Mark Joseph Jochim 