Thailand

Date1998, 01 VII
Value6,   20 BAHT
Catalog no.Mi 1859 - 1860   Sc 1813 - 1814   SG 2040 - 2041   Y&T 1797 - 1798
Topic
OccasionCentenary of King Chulalongkorn's visit to Europe
DescriptionFrom May until October 1897 King Chulalongkorn of Thailand (then called Siam) paid a visit to many European cities, among them Warsaw. The stamp shows the King's portrait and 15 national flags. These flags carry the colors as usual in 1998 and belong to the visited countries. Poland didn't exist as an independent state but nevertheless the Polish flag is shown because of the King's visit to Warsaw.