King Rama IX 7th Series – Scott #1086 (1984)

The 7th Series of King Rama IX definitive stamps was printed by a number of different printers at different times between December 5, 1980, and June 19, 1987. The Scott catalogue lists the stamps in two separate groups — nine stamps comprising Scott #’s 932-940 issued 1980-1984 and 14 stamps numbered 1080-1093 which were released between 1984 and 1987. There are two types each of Scott #936-938 as the portraits were redrawn. Finally, five of the stamps in this series later received surcharges.

Several varieties of watermarks and perforations also exist. Scott has variety numbers for the different watermarks: 233 has Harrison & Sons London in script letters, 329 has zigzag lines, 368 has multiple letters JEZ, and 387 is a pattern consisting of squares and rectangles. Most of the relevant information is in the following list, presented by Scott number rather than by denomination as I’ve done for the previous sets of definitives (I don’t have printing quantities for most of these stamps):

Scott #932: 25 satang salmon (December 5, 1980); watermark 368; perforated 11×13; lithographed by Enschedé, Zonen, Netherlands
Scott #933: 50 satang olive green (December 5, 1981); watermark 368; perforated 11×13; lithographed by Enschedé, Zonen, Netherlands
Scott #933b: 50 satang olive green (June 8, 1983); watermark 233; perforated 14×15; lithographed by Harrison & Sons, London, England
Scott #933c: 50 satang olive green (November 20, 1984); watermark 387; perforated 13×11; lithographed by John Waddington, Kirkstall, England
Scott #934: 75 satang lilac (December 5, 1980); watermark 368; perforated 11×13; lithographed by Enschedé, Zonen, Netherlands
Scott #935: 1.25 baht yellow green (September 7, 1981); watermark 368; perforated 11×13; lithographed by Enschedé, Zonen, Netherlands
Scott #935a: 1.25 baht yellow green (September 20, 1984); watermark 387; perforated 11×13; lithographed by John Waddington, Kirkstall, England
Scott #935b: 1.25 baht yellow green (June 8, 1983); watermark 233; perforated 14×15; lithographed by Harrison & Sons, London, England
Scott #936: 3 baht brown & dark blue Type II (December 5, 1983); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #936a: 3 baht brown & dark blue Type I (March 25, 1985); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #937: 5 baht purple & brown Type II (December 5, 1983); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #937a: 5 baht purple & brown Type I (August 4, 1986); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #938: 6 baht dark green & purple Type II (December 5, 1983): watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #938a: 6 baht dark green &purple Type I (September 30, 1985); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #939: 8.50 baht green & brown orange (December 5, 1983); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #940: 9.50 baht olive green & dark green (December 5, 1983); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #1080: 1 baht Prussian blue (January 25, 1984); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; lithographed by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #1081: 1.50 baht bright yellow orange (April 6, 1985); watermark 233; perforated 14×15; lithographed by Harrison & Sons, London, England
Scott #1082: 2 baht dark carmine (August 4, 1985); watermark 233; perforated 14×15; lithographed by Harrison & Sons, London, England
Scott #1082a: 2 baht dark carmine (March 3, 1986); watermark 387; perforated 11×13; lithographed by John Waddington, Kirkstall, England
Scott #1082b: 2 baht dark carmine (June 19, 1987); watermark 387; perforated 14½x14; lithographed by Leigh-Mardon PTY, Australia
Scott #1083: 2 baht henna brown & gray violet (December 5, 1984): watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #1084: 4 baht turquoise blue & henna brown (December 5, 1984); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #1085: 6.50 baht dark yellow green & olive brown (December 5, 1984); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #1086: 7 baht dull red brown & sepia (December 5, 1984); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #1087: 7.50 dark orange & sapphire (January 25, 1985); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #1088: 8 baht brown violet & olive green (January 25, 1985); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #1089: 9 baht intense blue & dark olive bister (January 25, 1985); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #1090: 10 baht henna brown & salmon green (December 5, 1984); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #1091: 20 baht dark orange & green (December 5, 1984); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #1092: 50 baht deep violet & green (December 5, 1984); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #1093: 100 baht deep orange & dark blue (December 5, 1984); watermark 329; perforated 13½x13; engraved by The Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo, Japan
Scott #1212: surcharged 2 baht on Scott #1081 1.50 baht bright yellow orange (October 4, 1987)
Scott #1226: surcharged 1 baht on Scott #935a 1,25 baht yellow green (April 3, 1988); watermark 387
Scott #1226A; surcharged 1 baht on Scott #935a 1.25 baht yellow green (December 5, 1991); watermark 387
Scott #1226Ab; surcharged 1 baht on Scott #935 1.25 baht yellow green (December 5, 1991); watermark 368
Scott #2250: surcharged 2 baht on Scott #934 75 satang lilac (September 15, 2006)
Scott #2251: surcharged 2 baht on Scott #1081 1.50 baht bright yellow orange (September 15, 2006)

The type differences for Scott #936-938 are that Type I featured an asymmetrical shape to the king’s mouth and small eye pupils while the redrawn Type II stamps show a symmetrical mouth and large eye pupils.

That is a lot of stamps for the 7th Series! I only have three in my collection at the moment (all were received on mail addressed to me). I think it’s time to work on the missing stamps….