King Rama V - Series 2 Definitive Stamps
Set of 16 stamps. Printed by De La Rue Co. Ltd. Issued on April 1st, 1887. Watermarked: Siamese Chakri Cypher. Comb perf. 14. Stamp size: 21 x 24.5 mm.
After Thailand became a member of the International Postal Union, the postal business was expanded to various provinces. It opened its first location in Samut Prakan. On August 26th, 1885, and the second at Nakhon Dam Khan (Phra Pradaeng, Samut Prakan Province; on October 19th, 1885, the other provinces were formed. Post offices were opened in the later stages respectively, until all provinces throughout the country, and subsequently new services were opened to the public.
On April 1st, 1887, a second set of stamps began to be issued and the use of the first series stamps simultaneously disallowed. This set of stamps contained 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 24 and 64 Atts bicolored denominations. The stamp carried the portrait of King Chulanlongkorn in a conventional frame designed and typographed by De La Rue Company Ltd, England and had a comb perforation of 14. The stamp was watermarked with the Thai Chakri symbol. This represents a mythological circular weapon which, when thrown, was supposed to return, boomerang-like, to the thrower. It usually has a companion weapon, a trident, called the “kri”. The two are used as a crest on the royal coat- of-arms, and the Chakri appears on Siamese naval flags to denote rank.
These 16 main shades and colors vary in intensity, especially in the red, the blue and the brown colors. Some color variations such as the brown colors in the stamps, for instance, go purple due to age and oxidation.
The 1 Att green value (No.19) was added to the issue in February 1887. The 1 Att was identical in design with the stamps of 1887, but the native and English inscription in the octagonal tablet give the new value, and the stamp is printed in one color only, green, on the same paper as before, watermarked in the Chakri design, and perforated It was printed by De La Rue and Co., London. Paper, watermark and perforations were identical, but a new die was used. The main differences were taller lower tablets; a circle containing the king’s head rather than an oval; and the English inscriptions being larger.
On April 1st, 1887, a second set of stamps began to be issued and the use of the first series stamps simultaneously disallowed. This set of stamps contained 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 24 and 64 Atts bicolored denominations. The stamp carried the portrait of King Chulanlongkorn in a conventional frame designed and typographed by De La Rue Company Ltd, England and had a comb perforation of 14. The stamp was watermarked with the Thai Chakri symbol. This represents a mythological circular weapon which, when thrown, was supposed to return, boomerang-like, to the thrower. It usually has a companion weapon, a trident, called the “kri”. The two are used as a crest on the royal coat- of-arms, and the Chakri appears on Siamese naval flags to denote rank.
These 16 main shades and colors vary in intensity, especially in the red, the blue and the brown colors. Some color variations such as the brown colors in the stamps, for instance, go purple due to age and oxidation.
The 1 Att green value (No.19) was added to the issue in February 1887. The 1 Att was identical in design with the stamps of 1887, but the native and English inscription in the octagonal tablet give the new value, and the stamp is printed in one color only, green, on the same paper as before, watermarked in the Chakri design, and perforated It was printed by De La Rue and Co., London. Paper, watermark and perforations were identical, but a new die was used. The main differences were taller lower tablets; a circle containing the king’s head rather than an oval; and the English inscriptions being larger.
Second Series Surcharges
Set of 53 stamps. Issued from 1889 to 1909 Watermarked with the Siamese Chakri Cypher. Comb perforated 14. Stamp size: 21 x 24.5 mm
After the second set of stamps was released, it turned out that there were not enough stamp prices to meet the demand, so there several stamps were overprinted.
After the second set of stamps was released, it turned out that there were not enough stamp prices to meet the demand, so there several stamps were overprinted.
Errors & Constant Varieties Look-up Table
22
surcharge inverted
surcharge double
surcharge omitted in pair with normal
surcharge omitted in pair with surcharge double
surcharge double one inverted
Siamese numeral inverted
Siamese numeral double
Siamese numeral omitted
Siamese numeral partially printed
English numeral inverted
English numeral omitted
English numeral double
English numeral partially printed
Siamese "att" double
Siamese "att" omitted
Siamese "taw" omitted
Siamese "aw" omitted
24
double surcharge
25
two letters omitted
26
surcharge double
surcharge omitted in pair with normal
English numeral inverted
English numeral partially printed
English numeral double
28
surcharge double
English numeral double
Siamese "atts" double
29
surcharge double
English numeral double
English numeral omitted
30
no attempt made to erase original Siamese numeral
31
surcharge double
surcharge omitted in pair with normal
drastically misplaced surcharge
"mai toh" for "mai pat" (occurs 3 times)
nail head impression
32
surcharge double
"mai toh" for "mai pat"
34
surcharge double
surcharge inverted
surcharge pair with inverted
35
surcharge double
Surcharge incomplete
36
English surcharge double
Siamese surcharge double
Siamese surcharge inverted
Siamese surcharge omitted surcharge double
Antique “a”
Second “t” antique
“s” antique
“s” inverted
Spaced “t-t”
Antique “a” and spaced “t-t”
37
English surcharge double
Siamese surcharge double
Siamese surcharge inverted
Siamese surcharge omitted surcharge double
Antique “a”
First « t » antique
Second “t” antique
“s” antique
“s” inverted
Scripted second “t”
Stop omitted
Comma instead of stop
38
English surcharge omitted in pair with normal
Siamese surcharge double
Siamese surcharge omitted
Siamese "att" double
Pair one without English
First « t » antique
Spaced “at” and “t”
spaced “t-t”
39
English surcharge double
English surcharge omitted in pair with normal
Siamese surcharge double
Siamese surcharge omitted
40
surcharge double
surcharge inverted
Pair one without
“1” italic
“s” italic
“s” inverted
Misplaced surcharge
Narrow “a”
41
inverted capital “s”
capital “s”
added capital “s” and full stop
Narrow “a”
42
spaced “At-t”
43
inverted "s" (subtype A, positions A5, B5)
Inverted stop
44
inverted stop (subtype A, position B6)
45
raised stop (subtype C, position D6)
46
upturned letter after "2" (subtype D, position Ell)
47
upturned letter before "2" (subtype E, position G3)
48
stop between "t" and "s" (subtype F, setting B, positions A5, A7)
49
surcharge double
surcharge inverted
misplaced surcharge
Thai surcharge omitted
Surcharge on the reverse
Small Thai numeral
additional surcharge on reverse
50
Siamese surcharge omitted
additional surcharge on reverse
additional surcharge on reverse inverted
additional surcharge on reverse double
misplaced surcharge
Thai surcharge omitted
Surcharge on the reverse
Small Thai numeral
“1” close to “att”
Inverted surcharge on revers
Surcharge on reverse and Thai omitted
51
surcharge double
surcharge double, one inverted
surcharge double
surcharge inverted
surcharge double, one inverted
inverted "s" (positions B6,G6 or B4, G4)
omitted "s" (positions E5,J5
52
pair with surcharges tete-beche
additional surcharge on reverse
additional surcharge on reverse inverted
additional surcharge on reverse double
inverted "s" (positions A12, F12)
surcharge double, one inverted
surcharge double
surcharge inverted
surcharge double, one inverted
Thai omitted
Inverted surcharge on reverse
53
drastically misplaced surcharge
additional surcharge on reverse
additional surcharge on reverse inverted
inverted "s" (positions Al2,F12)
inverted "O" (positions Cll ,Hll)
omitted “0”
omitted “1”
“tts” raised above the level
Large full stop
English omitted
Thai omitted
54
surcharge double
Thai portion of surcharge double
English portion of surcharge omitted
antique first "t"
antique second "t"
both "t" antique
antique "s" (positions J3 ,C2)
stop omitted
oval stop
“s” inverted
Wrong Thai font
Inverted surcharge
Surcharge on the reverse
Misplaced surcharge
English surcharge omitted
55/56
English portion of surcharge omitted
English portion of surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
additional surcharge on reverse
inverted "s" (positions A6, F6)
Thai "taw" wrong font (positions B5 , G5)
antique first "t"
antique second "t"
57
surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
58
surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
59
surcharge double
additional surcharge on reverse
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « Atts »
Wrong font
Oval full stop
Spaced letters
Level issues
60
surcharge double
additional surcharge on reverse
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « Atts »
Wrong font
Oval full stop
Spaced letters
Level issues
61
Roman “A”
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « ts »
Wrong font
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
62
Roman “A”
Roman first “t”
Roman « s »
Roman « ts »
Wrong font
Extra Thai letter
« Att.s »
Small @
Roman « tts »
64
inverted 1
Misplaced surcharge
Inverted surcharge
66
« 1 » instead of « 2 »
Misplaced surcharge
Double surcharge
67
Roman "A"
Roman first "t »
Roman second « tt »
Roman « s »
Roman "ts"
Roman "tts"
Roman "At ts"
Wrong font
Double surcharge
68
Roman “A”
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « Att»
Wrong font
Extra Thai letter
Small @
69
surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
70
surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
Antique “s”
71
surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
72
surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
Antique “s”
Small @
116
Double surcharge
Double surcharge, one vertical
Double surcharge, one diagonal
117
Double surcharge
Second broken “t”
Inverted surcharge
Misplaced surcharge
Large stop
Raised stop
Comma for stop
surcharge inverted
surcharge double
surcharge omitted in pair with normal
surcharge omitted in pair with surcharge double
surcharge double one inverted
Siamese numeral inverted
Siamese numeral double
Siamese numeral omitted
Siamese numeral partially printed
English numeral inverted
English numeral omitted
English numeral double
English numeral partially printed
Siamese "att" double
Siamese "att" omitted
Siamese "taw" omitted
Siamese "aw" omitted
24
double surcharge
25
two letters omitted
26
surcharge double
surcharge omitted in pair with normal
English numeral inverted
English numeral partially printed
English numeral double
28
surcharge double
English numeral double
Siamese "atts" double
29
surcharge double
English numeral double
English numeral omitted
30
no attempt made to erase original Siamese numeral
31
surcharge double
surcharge omitted in pair with normal
drastically misplaced surcharge
"mai toh" for "mai pat" (occurs 3 times)
nail head impression
32
surcharge double
"mai toh" for "mai pat"
34
surcharge double
surcharge inverted
surcharge pair with inverted
35
surcharge double
Surcharge incomplete
36
English surcharge double
Siamese surcharge double
Siamese surcharge inverted
Siamese surcharge omitted surcharge double
Antique “a”
Second “t” antique
“s” antique
“s” inverted
Spaced “t-t”
Antique “a” and spaced “t-t”
37
English surcharge double
Siamese surcharge double
Siamese surcharge inverted
Siamese surcharge omitted surcharge double
Antique “a”
First « t » antique
Second “t” antique
“s” antique
“s” inverted
Scripted second “t”
Stop omitted
Comma instead of stop
38
English surcharge omitted in pair with normal
Siamese surcharge double
Siamese surcharge omitted
Siamese "att" double
Pair one without English
First « t » antique
Spaced “at” and “t”
spaced “t-t”
39
English surcharge double
English surcharge omitted in pair with normal
Siamese surcharge double
Siamese surcharge omitted
40
surcharge double
surcharge inverted
Pair one without
“1” italic
“s” italic
“s” inverted
Misplaced surcharge
Narrow “a”
41
inverted capital “s”
capital “s”
added capital “s” and full stop
Narrow “a”
42
spaced “At-t”
43
inverted "s" (subtype A, positions A5, B5)
Inverted stop
44
inverted stop (subtype A, position B6)
45
raised stop (subtype C, position D6)
46
upturned letter after "2" (subtype D, position Ell)
47
upturned letter before "2" (subtype E, position G3)
48
stop between "t" and "s" (subtype F, setting B, positions A5, A7)
49
surcharge double
surcharge inverted
misplaced surcharge
Thai surcharge omitted
Surcharge on the reverse
Small Thai numeral
additional surcharge on reverse
50
Siamese surcharge omitted
additional surcharge on reverse
additional surcharge on reverse inverted
additional surcharge on reverse double
misplaced surcharge
Thai surcharge omitted
Surcharge on the reverse
Small Thai numeral
“1” close to “att”
Inverted surcharge on revers
Surcharge on reverse and Thai omitted
51
surcharge double
surcharge double, one inverted
surcharge double
surcharge inverted
surcharge double, one inverted
inverted "s" (positions B6,G6 or B4, G4)
omitted "s" (positions E5,J5
52
pair with surcharges tete-beche
additional surcharge on reverse
additional surcharge on reverse inverted
additional surcharge on reverse double
inverted "s" (positions A12, F12)
surcharge double, one inverted
surcharge double
surcharge inverted
surcharge double, one inverted
Thai omitted
Inverted surcharge on reverse
53
drastically misplaced surcharge
additional surcharge on reverse
additional surcharge on reverse inverted
inverted "s" (positions Al2,F12)
inverted "O" (positions Cll ,Hll)
omitted “0”
omitted “1”
“tts” raised above the level
Large full stop
English omitted
Thai omitted
54
surcharge double
Thai portion of surcharge double
English portion of surcharge omitted
antique first "t"
antique second "t"
both "t" antique
antique "s" (positions J3 ,C2)
stop omitted
oval stop
“s” inverted
Wrong Thai font
Inverted surcharge
Surcharge on the reverse
Misplaced surcharge
English surcharge omitted
55/56
English portion of surcharge omitted
English portion of surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
additional surcharge on reverse
inverted "s" (positions A6, F6)
Thai "taw" wrong font (positions B5 , G5)
antique first "t"
antique second "t"
57
surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
58
surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
59
surcharge double
additional surcharge on reverse
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « Atts »
Wrong font
Oval full stop
Spaced letters
Level issues
60
surcharge double
additional surcharge on reverse
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « Atts »
Wrong font
Oval full stop
Spaced letters
Level issues
61
Roman “A”
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « ts »
Wrong font
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
62
Roman “A”
Roman first “t”
Roman « s »
Roman « ts »
Wrong font
Extra Thai letter
« Att.s »
Small @
Roman « tts »
64
inverted 1
Misplaced surcharge
Inverted surcharge
66
« 1 » instead of « 2 »
Misplaced surcharge
Double surcharge
67
Roman "A"
Roman first "t »
Roman second « tt »
Roman « s »
Roman "ts"
Roman "tts"
Roman "At ts"
Wrong font
Double surcharge
68
Roman “A”
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « Att»
Wrong font
Extra Thai letter
Small @
69
surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
70
surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
Antique “s”
71
surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
72
surcharge double
drastically misplaced surcharge
Roman "A"
Roman first “t”
Roman second « t »
Roman « s »
Roman « tts »
Roman « Atts »
Antique “s”
Small @
116
Double surcharge
Double surcharge, one vertical
Double surcharge, one diagonal
117
Double surcharge
Second broken “t”
Inverted surcharge
Misplaced surcharge
Large stop
Raised stop
Comma for stop