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Philatelic Museum Top 3

• See the first stamps used in Thailand at Philatelic Museum in Bangkok, and learn about the history of Thai stamps, which first started cropping up in the late 1800s and were printed in London using woodblocks.
• Check out the collections of gorgeous commemorative issue stamps, including the special stamps produced to mark the 150 years’ reign of the kings of the Chakri Dynasty and the anniversary of the sovereignty of King Rama V.
• Spend time browsing the Bangkok museum shop, and pick up souvenirs of the stamps used by the postal system and of the commemorative issues.

Getting There

The Philatelic Museum is easy to get to with the BTS Skytrain in Bangkok, riding the BTS1 line and alighting at the Saphan Kwai Station. Several bus routes also stop at the BTS station. The Philatelic Museum is located on Thanon Phahon Yothin, inside the Sam Sen Nai Post Office, just 10 kilometres from the centre of the city by car. The Bang Sue Junction Railway Station is roughly three kilometres away, and several other attractions are within walking or tuk-tuk distance, including the J.J Mall and Suan Wachira Benchathat Park.

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