Dienstag, 2. Oktober 2018

Thailand Stamps 2015: Adjacent Territorial Sea, Colorful Marine Creatures (World Oceans Day)

This is the first time that Thailand and Malaysia postal administrations jointly issue stamp to strengthen a good collaboration. The theme of this stamp set is "Marine Creatures", in which two designs from each country. Thailand presents clown shrimps, the popular coral shrimps that are widely available at Similan Island (Pang-Nga province) and candy crab (coral protector) with beautiful shell, available at Surin Island (Pang-Nga province). Malaysia presents football jelly fish (Rhizostoma pulmo), available in South East China Sea, (East coast) and Strai of Malacca (West coast), and sea slug (Phyllidia varicose), kind of Gastropoda without shell.
Date of issue is scheduled on June 8, 2015 (World Oceans Day), in order to promote awareness of people in conserving oceans. Images and information of Thai designs have been provided by Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University.


Date of Issue: 8 May 2015
Denonmination: 3,00 Baht (2 designs)
Quantity: 400,000 pieces
Size: 30 x 40,5 mm ( Vertical-measured from perforation to perforation)
Printing Process: Lithography
Colour: Multi-colour
Sheet Composition: 10 stamps per sheet
First Day Cover: 22,00 Baht
Designer: Mr. Udorn Niyomthum (Thailand Post Company Limited)

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