Thai Postage Stamps : Stamps During the Period 1967-1976

During this decade, more stamps were issued in order to widen the stamp market. The size of stamps was also bigger than previous one. And it was in this decade that three British printing companies had bid for stamp printing against the printing bureau of the Japanese Government ,as a result ,some issues of stamps were printed in England by British printers, such as the Thomas de la Rue & Co.,Ltd., Bradbury Wilkinson Co.,Ltd. or the Harrison & Son Co.,Ltd. Apart from these printers, there were also two new printers from 2 other countries in Europe,entering into the bidding.They were Joh Enschde Compaany from the Netherlands , and the National Bank of Finland, both of which had been awarded the printing contract to print some issues.

Other spectacular issues of stamps, one should also know, include the 1967 Thai Fish Issue, the 1967 Thai Birds Issue, The 1967 Thai Orchids Issue, the 1967 Thai Architecture Issue,the 1968 Queen's 3rd Cycle Anniversary Commemorative Issue,the 1969 Thai Classical Dance Issue, the 1969 Thai Ceremonies Issue,the 1969 Thai Shadow Plays Issue, the 1970 Sixth Asian Games Commemorative Issue (1st Series),the 1970 Thai Heroic Deed Issue, the 1971 Buddhists Holy Places Commemorative Issue, the 1971 World Fellowship of Buddhists Commemorative Issue, the 1971 Thai Rural Life Commemorative Issue, the 1972 Precious Stones Issue, the 1972 Thai Fruits Issue, the 1973 Thai Handicraft Issue, the 1973 Protected Wild Animals Issue, (1st Series), the 1975 One Hundredth Anniversary of the National Museum Commemorative Issue, the 1975 Royal Barges Issue,the 1975 Eighth SEAP Games Issue (2nd Series) ,the 1976 Ban Chiang Pottery Issue, the 1976 Postman's Uniforms Issue, The 1976 Royal Throne Hall Issue.

The more prominent issue in this period should likely be the Forest Conservation Issue (1st Series), consisting of 8 denominations forming one set in the same way Bit does to the Royal Barges Issue consisting also of 8 denominations.

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