The Father of Thai Trade

   King Nang Klao Chao Youhua, the third king of the Chakri Dynasty, kept himself busy with things pertaining to incidents and mechanics related to international trade. He had the production of new merchandise modified in accordance with the needs of the world market and promoted trade with foreign countries. The profit obtained from the trade was given to his father to be allocated for use in administration, charity and the rest was saved in the "red sacks", which he intened to use for "the country's ransom”.

 This sum benefitted the country during the Critical Incident in the reign of King Chulalongkorn when it was paid as ransom to the Western Powers and thus saved the country from being colonized and allowed th

Quantity of stamps : 800,000 pieces 

Composition : 10 stamps per sheet

Printing Process : Lithography Multi-colour

Designer : Jenwit Tongkaew (Thailand Post Company Limited)

FDC Price : 10.00 Baht

Quantity of FDC : 15,000 covers 

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

Printer : Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand 

Conservation status :

Here as a "MINT NEVER HINGED (MNH)" single stamp