Thai alphabet and nationhood

Thai alphabet and nationhood

          Language is one of the most important cultural aspects of Thailand.  Apart form being a means of communication, the Thai language is also a valuable cultural heritage that reflects the country's progress and prosperity.  It signifies the "unity" of the Thai people

          The Thai language is an important national identity that deserves to be preserved for posterity.  The Commitee for the Thai Language Campaign, Chulalongkorn University, made a recommendation to the government that a "Thai Language Day" be established to raise public awareness of the Thai language's merit and significance to recruit their year has been designated the "National Thai Language Day" for the presided over an academic conference organized by the Thai Language Club of the Faculty of Art, Chulalongkorn University, and participated in a discussion with other Thai Language experts.

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The Thai Alphabet Postage Stamps  

Date of issue  :  July 29, 2011

Credit :  Thai Stamp Bulletin Vol. 2011 issue 3, July-September 2011

Helping the Human Race



Red Cross 2011 Commemorative Stamp
Date of Issue    :  30 March 2011
Purpose            :  To commemorate the Thai Red Cross Fair 2011

Helping the Human Race
The Thai Red Cross Society is a non-profit organization, established to promote humanitarian causes.  It provides assistance to the sick, the deprived and the victims of mishaps, without discrimination on the grounds of sex, aga, social position, caste, nationality, religion or politacal ideology.  The present Executive vice-President of the Thai Red Cross Society is Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

During her term of office, the Princess has closely supervised and helped to develop the Red Cross activities, enabling it to consistently progress and contributing to its success by boosting the morale of officials and employees at all levels.

credit :  Thai Stamp Bulletin 1

The Eight Chinese Deities

Li Tie Guai, the Deity of Medicine and Medical Treatment, is a young, intelligent and robust man.  He is  a vegetarian, follows religious precepts and leads and austere life.

Han Zhong Li, the Deity of Fortune, is plump and of huge stature, with a broad forehead, long, thick eyebrows and a large nose.





Lu Dong Bin is the Deity of Industry, Trad and Business, Intellectual People and eyebrows and elongated eyes like those of the swan.  His left eyebrow is marked with a black mould.  His fae features a large, round nose, chubby cheeks, a wide mouth and a long, slender neck.  this eight foot two inch Deity is clever and has a very good memory.

Zhang Guo Lao is the Deity of Stability, Long Life and Good Health.  The Zhang Guo Lao legend has it that a white bat lived on the sunlight and the moonlight for over a thousand years until it was made into the deity.  He can transform himself into an aged man and he has a white donkey as his vehicle.

Lan Cai He is the Deity of Flowers and Abundance.  According to legend, this Deity was given a mirculous fruit that enabled him to maintain his youthful looks and complexion forever.  There is nothing to show whether this Deity is male or female, but in Taoism, he is taken to be a male.

He xian Gu is the Deity of Virtues, Loyalty and Gratitude.  He is knowledgeable, articulate and his words are endowed with reason.   He is graceful and tender in his manner.  He loves to help the deprived with his magical  powers and he is able to give solid predictions.

Han Xiang Zi is the Deity of Fortune Telling.  He is regarded as a prophet and a music lovers.  Having a special interest in people who had megical power he took lessons in magic and pracised penance wiht Lu Dong Bin.

Cao Guo Jiu is theDeity of Status and Prestige, Royal Duties, Employees and Loyatty.  He was a member of the royal family and was blessed with a great fortune, yet he decided to sacrifice his luxurious and easy life for meditation.

The Eight Chinese Deities Stamp

Date of Issue :  February 1, 2011



Credit :  Thai Stamp Bulletion Vol 2011 issue 1

60th. Royal Wedding Anniversary Commemorative Stamps

Six Decades of the Royal Marriage

60th. Royal Wedding Anniversary Commemorative Stamps

On April 28th.,1950, the wedding ceremony of His Majesty King Bhumibol and M.R.Sirikit Kitiyakara was held at the royal residence of Queen Savang Vadhana, the Queen Grandmother, at Srapathum Palace.  Lieutenant General Mangkorn Promyothi, Minister of Interior, presented a marriage certificate to the King to sign.  Then it was signed by M.R.Sirikit, M.C. Nakkhatra Mongol and M.L.Bua Kitiyakara, respectively.

Technical details

Date of Issue        :   April 28, 2010

Denomination       :   15 Baht (2 Designed)

Quantity               :   1,000,000 pieces per design (46x50mm. heart-shaped stamp within 60x60mm.

                                square shaped stamp)

Designer              :    Veena Chantanatat (Thailand Post Co.,Ltd.)

Printer                 :    Cartor Security Printing Co.,Ltd., France

Printing Process   :    Lithography with special techniques.

Colour                 :    Multi-colour

credit :  Thai Stamp Bulletin, Vol. 2010 issue April-June 2010