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#663 Thailand 13/03/08

Thailand 130308Chakorn sent me this nice cover from Thailand, thanks a lot! It was posted in Bung Kum on March 8 and arrived on March 13, 2013.

The left stamp was issued on October 10, 2010. It depicts a painting of the boddhisattva Guanyin.

The middle stamp is part of a set, which commemorates the 125th anniversary of the Thai postal service. The set was issued on August 4, 2008.

Finally, the right stamp depicts an historic photograph of HM Queen Sirikit (born 1932). The stamp is part of a set, which was issued on August 12, 2012, in order to commemorate the Queen’s 80th birthday.

See also:
#142 Thailand 09/05/13
#144 Thailand 09/01/15

#184 United Arab Emirates 09/09/09

UAR 090909Obsessed sent me this nice cover from the United Arab Emirates on the lucky date 09-09-09, thank you!

The cover has attached three different 2009 stamps. The left stamps commemorate “100 Years of Postal Services”. The right triplett of stamps depict the falcon, which is the heraldic animal of the coat of arms. The cover was posted in Al Rashidiya, Dubai.