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| Established | 1990 |
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| Location | Praisanee Road,Chiang Mai,Thailand |
| Type | Postal museum |
Chiang Mai Philatelic Museum is a museum dedicated to the postal history ofThailand. It is located inChiang Mai, on the left bank of thePing River, and was opened in 1990.
The museum is housed in a former post and telegraph office built in 1910, which was converted into a museum by theCommunications Authority of Thailand in 1990.[1][2][3][4]
The two-storey building has four exhibition rooms. On the ground floor is displayed old equipment used by the postal and telegraphic service, information about the history of the postal service, and old photographs of the post office. Outside is exhibited old post boxes. The first floor displays the stamp collection, including many of Thailand's stamp issues dating back to the first series of definitive stamps issued bySiam in 1883.[1][2][3]
The building is listed by theFine Arts Department as a registered monument.[3]
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