Description
MiNo. 2790 FDC(I) Thailand
Odr. (5x4); perf. K 14:14 1/2
FDC(I), Issue date: 30.3.2009
Picture descriptions:
dgd) Krom Luang Wongsa Dhiraj Snid (1808-1871), diplomat, writer and physician
2790 3 B multicolored dgd
Quantity FDC(I): 15,000 pieces
Designer Stamp: Mr.Adisorn Pradit (Thailand Post Company Limited)
Printer: Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand
Here as a FDC (Version I) with first day special postmark
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Phra Chao Boromwongthoe Krom Luang Wongsa Dhiraj Snid, ne Phra Ongchao Nuam, was born on July 9th, 1808.This half brother of King Nang Klao Chaoyouhua, or Rama III, served as a physician to the King, members of the royal family and high ranking noblemen at the royal court. His work included the compiling of a large number of tradintional Thai medical ingredients and the classifying of the medicinal properties of herbs following the method of classification practised by Western Physicians. He was the first Thai physician to be granted certificates from associations and institues of medicine, both in Europe and America, and he was invited to become a member of the New York Academy of Medicine.