King Rama V - Series 2 Definitive Stamps - 1 Att on 2 Atts
November 1st, 1889
Stamps No. 22 – No. 25 This is the 1877 Issue of 2 atts green and carmine surcharged in black with the numerals “1” both in English and Thai with the word “Att” between them in Thai. This surcharge issue of 4 stamps was printed and edited by Bangkok Post and Telegraph Department who produced 120,800 stamps at their letterpress printing house in Bangkok and by Akson Printing Press, Bangkok who produced only 1,200 stamps. The overprinting was done using a metal hand stamp. However, two different methods were used to produce the stamps. The first method, known as “Setting A”, revised the price on each stamp using three different impressions (No. 22-No.24), whereas the second method, known as “Setting B” over printed the stamp in one go (No.25). No. 22 (Type 1) was printed by both printers using Setting A and Setting B methods. Of course, in the case of Setting A where the surcharge was applied in three operations, there is an irregular placement of handstamps. With Setting B, there are eight types of handstamps varieties: The top of the Thai "taw ฐ" is slightly higher than the top of the "aaw อ": Handstamp B1: The base of the "aaw" is on a level with the base of the "1" Length is 14.6 mm. Handstamp B2: The base of the "1" is below the "aaw". Length is 14.6 mm. Handstamp B3: The Thai numeral is raised from level. Length is 14.3 mm. Handstamp B4: As handstamp B3 except length is 15.0.mm. Handstamp B5: Similar to handstamp B1 but "1" closer to "taw". Length is 14.14 mm. The top of the Thai "taw ฐ" is on a level with the top of the “aaw อ": Handstamp B6: The Thai numeral is on a level with the “aaw". Length is 15.2 mm. Handstamp B7: The Thai numeral is well raised. Length is 14.5mm. Handstamp B8: As handstamp B7 but length is 15.0 mm. No. 23 & No. 24 (type 2 and 3 respectively) were printed only by The Post & Telegraph Department, Bangkok. No.23 has two sub-types: A where the English numeral is just slightly below the level of the “aaw," and B where the English numeral is lower, almost to the level of the base of the "taw."
No. 25 was exclusively produced by Akson Printing Press, Bangkok.
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