Date of Issue : 10 November 2011
Thai post will issue a set of four stamps on 10 November 2011 featuring traditional festivals of Thailand.
Reflection of Thai way of life
Design 1: Loy Krathong and Candle Festival (Sukhothai Province)
This festival has been held as far back as Sukhothai period. In the reign of King Ramkhamhaeng, it was known as "Jong Parien ceremony" or "Loi Phra Prateep". There was a mention in the Stone Inscription No.1 that this was largest festival in Sukhothai city, which led to a belief that this must be the same festival as Loi Krathong.
Design 2: The Festival of Illuminated Boat Procession (Nakhon Phanom Province)
The Festival of illuminated Boat Procession or locally known as Lai Rua Fai is an important festival held by the northeasterners to celebrate the end of Buddhist lent on the 15th vexing moon night or the 1st waning moon night of the 11th lunar month of each year. "Rua Fai" is a boat made from banana trunks or bamboos of 5-6 wah tied together. Sweets and any items people want to donate are placed in the boat. The boat exterior is decorated with the flowers, incense sticks, candles, lamps and torches to be lighted before the boat is released into a canal or river. This is the origin of the name "Lai Rua Fai".
Design 3: Yi-Peng Festival (Chiang Mai Province)
This stamp depicts the 12th Lunar Month Full Moon Festival of Lanna Thai (the northern region) which is known as Yi-Peng. On the day of Yi-Peng, people decorated Buddhist temples and their houses with banana trees, sugar cane, coconut fronds, Tung flowers, and Chor Prateep. Various style of paper lamps called Khom Yi-Peng are hoisted high as offerrings to the Lord Buddha. Small bowl lamps are lighted as offerings to the Three Gems of Buddhism while floating paper lamps are lighted and released into the sky as offerings to Phra Ketkaew Chulamanee in heaven.
Design 4: Loi Krathong Sai (Tak Province)
Tak Province organizes Loi Krathong Sai festival on the full moon of the 12th lunar month of each year. Latex of Yang trees is mixed with wood chips, formed into small balls and placed at the bottom of halved coconut shells. On the nights of the festival the latex balls are lighted and floated in the Ping River at regular interval, forming long rows of flickering lights above the water. These coconut shells (krathong) will eventually flow out of the audiences' sight. It is believed that participants and spectators of this festival will be blessed with what they wished for during the festival.
Source : Siamstamp
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Army Postal Service Covers – Part- 8
- P. Ramakrishnan
| 601 | 313 FIIELD REGIMENT | 07/01/2010 |
| 602 | 314 FIELD REGIMENT | 07/01/2010 |
| 603 | CORPS OF ELECTICAL & MECHANICAL | 08/01/2010 |
| 604 | 1 MEDIUM REGIMENT | 15/01/2010 |
| 605 | 17 ENGINEER REGIMENT | 31/01/2010 |
| 606 | ARTY CENTRE NASIK | 04/02/2010 |
| 607 | 126 INF BN (TA) J & K RIF | 05/02/2010 |
| 608 | 23 MECH INFAN | 06/02/2010 |
| 609 | 21 GRENAADIERS | 11/02/2010 |
| 610 | 12 ASSAM RIF | 11/02/2010 |
| 611 | 18 GUARDS | 11/02/2010 |
| 612 | 19 J&K RIF | 11/02/2010 |
| 613 | 21 PARA | 11/02/2010 |
| 614 | 20 JAT | 11/02/2010 |
| 615 | 18 GARH RIF | 11/02/2010 |
| 616 | 13 SIKH REGT | 11/02/2010 |
| 617 | 19 DOGRA | 18/02/2010 |
| 618 | 142 AD REGT | 20/02/2010 |
| 619 | 511 AD MSL REGT | 20/02/2010 |
| 620 | 11 CORPS | 03/03/2010 |
| 621 | 75 (I) BDE | 05/03/2010 |
| 622 | 49 SQN | 09/03/2010 |
| 623 | 107 HU | 09/03/2010 |
| 624 | 5 MAHAR | 23/03/2010 |
| 625 | 19 ARMED REGT | 25/03/2010 |
| 626 | 323 AD REGT | 27/03/2010 |
| 627 | 436 ADMSL REGT (SP) | 27/03/2010 |
| 628 | 322 AD REGT | 27/03/2010 |
| 629 | 15 ARMD REGT | 03/04/2010 |
| 630 | 19 GUARD | 03/04/2010 |
| 631 | 76 ARMD REGT | 03/04/2010 |
| 632 | 147 LT AD REGT | 03/04/2010 |
| 633 | 513 AD REGT | 03/04/2010 |
| 634 | 3 ASSAM REGT | 08/04/2010 |
| 635 | 16 ASSAM RIFLES | 09/04/2010 |
| 636 | 117 ENGR REGIMENT | 09/04/2010 |
| 637 | 2/8 GR | 13/04/2010 |
| 638 | BORDER ROAD ORGANISATION | 07/05/2010 |
| 639 | 22 ASSAM RIFLES | 15/05/2010 |
| 640 | HQ CE BEACON | 19/05/2010 |
| 641 | ARMY CADET COLLEGE WING, INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY | 04/06/2010 |
| 642 | 100 ENGINEER OFFICERS DEGREE COURSE COLLEGE OF MILITARY ENGIN | 23/06/2010 |
| 643 | BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS 5 | 25/08/2010 |
| 644 | 1/11 GORKHA RIFLES | 01/09/2010 |
| 645 | MADRAS SAPPERS | 30/09/2010 |
| 646 | 108 INF BN (TA) MAHAR | 01/10/2010 |
| 647 | 107 INF BN (TA) 11 GORKHA | 01/10/2010 |
| 648 | 117 INF BN (TA) THE GUARDS | 01/10/2010 |
| 649 | 106 INF BN (TA) PARA | 01/10/2010 |
| 650 | 14TH BN THE ASSAM REGIMENT | 15/10/2010 |
| 651 | 31 ARMOURED DIVISION | 19/10/2010 |
| 652 | 5TH BN THE GRENADIERS | 23/10/2010 |
| 653 | 415 (I) ENGINEER SQUADRON | 30/10/2010 |
| 654 | 115 INF BN (TA) MAHAR | 01/11/2010 |
| 655 | CORPS OF MILITARY POLICE | 01/11/2010 |
| 656 | RAJPUT REGIMENT | 20/11/2010 |
| 657 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES | 20/11/2010 |
| 658 | ARMY ORDNACE CORPS | 08/12/2010 |
| 659 | ARMY SERVICE CORPS | 08/12/2010 |
| 660 | IMA ACADEMY | 11/12/2010 |
| 661 | 9 BASE REPAIR DEPOT INDIAN AIR FORCE | 08/01/2011 |
| 662 | 31 SQUADRON AIR FORCE | 08/01/2011 |
| 663 | 6 MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY | 01/02/2011 |
| 664 | ARMY DENTAL CORPS | 12/02/2011 |
| 665 | 2 BN FIRST GORKHA RIFLES | 19/02/2011 |
| 666 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES 5 | 25/02/2011 |
| 667 | 51 MEDIUM REGIMENT | 01/03/2011 |
| 668 | 81 FIELD REGIMENT | 01/03/2011 |
| 669 | GORKHA RECRUITING DEPOT, KUNRAGHAT | 03/03/2011 |
| 670 | 110 HELICOPTER UNIT | 09/03/2011 |
| 671 | 44 SQUADRON AIR FORCE | 09/03/2011 |
| 672 | 128 AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT | 01/04/2011 |
| 673 | 127 AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT | 02/04/2011 |
| 674 | PROJECT DANTAK | 23/04/2011 |
| 675 | PROJECT DEEPAK | 04/05/2011 |
| 676 | 28 ASSAM RIFLES | 15/09/2011 |
| New and to be issued… | ||
| 676 | 85 ARMOURED REGIMENT | 30/09/2011 |
| 677 | 4/9 GORKHA RIFLES | 14/10/2011 |
| 678 | 1 PARA | 17/10/2011 |
| 679 | 4 PARA | 22/10/2011 |
| 680 | MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY | 29/10/2011 |
| 681 | GORKHA RIFLES 01 | 20/11/2011 |
| 682 | ARMY AVIATION CORPS | 26/11/2011 |
| 683 | 129 AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT | 26/11/2011 |
| 684 | 04 GORKHA RIFLES | 27/11/2011 |
| 685 | PROJECT HIMANK | 05/12/2011 |
This is the complete list of Army Postal Covers upto 2011, compiled by P. Ramkrishnan of Chennai. P. Ramkrishnan may be contacted at email : pramakrishnan1@royalenfield.com Postal address : 42 varalakshmi Nagar Extn, Kolathur, Chennai 99
Maxim Cards : Rashtrapati Bhawan
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