It has been ages since I posted some stams on the theme 'braille'.
In 2019, Thailand issued a braille stamp, at the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the 'Foundation for the blind in Thailand'.
The stamp of 3 bath - relatively cheap - is issued with an embossed printing of braille text.
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| 80th anniversary - foundation for the blind |
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| embossed printing (mirrored) : 80 years |
On the image we see two blind children, in front of the Miss Genevieve Caulfield monument,the founder of the first School for the Blind in Thailand and the Foundation for the Blind in Thailand, under the Royal Patronage of H.M.the Queen, including the vocational career development for the blind.
Genevieve Caulfield (May 8, 1888 – December 12, 1972) opened the Bangkok School for the Blind, partly financed by her own savings, after she learned that blind children were considered useless in Thailand. From 1956 to 1960, she organized a school for the blind and a rehabilitation center for boys in Saigon (Viet-Nam). There is a statue in her honor at the school in Bangkok which still exists today.
The website of the Thai post shows another design for the same stamp.
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| braille issue pic on thai post website |
The stamp comes as usual, in a sheetlet of 10.
to be continued ...
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