These commemorative postage stamps are to celebrate the 350th anniversary of a council of the church or a Synod of Ayutthaya in 1664 prior to the official nomination of Apostolic Vicar of Sia which marked the beginning of Christianity in Thailand. To pass down the historical record of the initiative introduction of evangelism, the portrait from French artist's imagination which is the image of a priest or Pope Alexander VII appointing 3 missionaries to carry on evangelism in Asia with an appearance of St. Joseph Church known as the first catholic establishment in Siam as a background.
Date of Issue: 15 August 2014
Denonmination: 5,00 Baht
Quantity: 500,000 pieces
Size: 40,5 x 30 mm (Horizontal-measured from perforation to perforation)
Printer: Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand
Printing Process: Lithography
Colour: Multi-colour
Sheet Composition: 10 stamps per sheet
First Day Cover: 13,00 Baht
Designer: Miss Mayuree Narknisom (Thailand Post Company Limited)
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