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Year : 2002
Code :
2135-8 Name :
H.M. the Queen's 70th Birthday Anniversary Commemorative Stamps

Detail : Date of Issue : 12 August 2002
Size : 45x27 mm.
Design 1 : Illustrates the portrait of H.M. Queen Sirikit.
Design 2 : Illustrates Rosa Queen Sirikit from the design which won first prize in the 2000 international letter writing week painting competition.
Design 3 :Illustrates Cattleya Queen Sirikit from the design which won first prize in the 2000 international letter writing week painting competition. Cattleya Queen Sirikit is a hybrid derived by crossing cattleya Bow Bells and C. O'Brieniana, registered by Black and Flory Ltd.,England in 1958. Its rounded white flower has a prominent yellow throat and is slightly fragrant. After this flower received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society, the company was permitted to name it after Her Majesty Queen Sirikit
Design 4 : Illustrates Dona Queen Sirikit, a new variety Dona shrub which blossoms almost all year round, was graciously named after H.M. the Queen in 1963 by the requet of the Philippines government when Her Majesty the Queen visited the Philippines.
Printer : Thai British Security Printing Public Co.,Ltd., Thailand
Printing Process : Lithography
Price US$ 2.00
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