Traditional Festivals: Monk's Ordination -FDC(I)-IT-

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION:

MiNo. 3981A - 3884A FDC(I)-IT- Thailand
Opr. with lacquer foil; (5x2 and 2x5); A = perf. K 13 1/2:13 1/4; B = imperforated
FDC(I), issue date: 06/21/2023
Picture descriptions:
eyd-eyg) monk's ordination
eyd) Novice with a headdress of flowers
eye) Entry of the novices into the monastery
eyf) novices in the ordination hall in white clothes
eyg) Monks after ordination in orange monk's clothing
3981 A  5 B multicolored eyd
3982 A  5 B multicolored eye
3983 A  5 B multicolored eyf
3984 A  5 B multicolored eyg
Quantity FDC(I): 10,000 pieces
Designer: Acting Lt. Patipol Care (Thailand Post)
Printer: T.K.S. Technologies Public Company, Thailand
Conservation status:
Here as a FDC (Version I) with perforated Set, first day special postmark and day cancellation
Issue Notice:

• Each stamp bears a Bodhi tree made of hot-melt foil (hardly recognizable in the pictures)
• The Bodhi Tree, also known as the Mahabodhi Tree or Bo Tree, is a large sacred fig tree in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India. Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher who came to be known as the Buddha, is believed to have existed around 500 BC. attained enlightenment or Buddhahood under this tree.