【Goddess of Mercy - An MC realised at Bangkok 2010 】 【观音 - 2010 曼谷邮展制作】

【Goddess of Mercy - An MC realised at Bangkok 2010 】
【观音 - 2010 曼谷邮展制作】

【2010 曼谷邮展制作阿润佛寺极限片 Realised an MC of the Temple of ARUN during Bangkok Exhibition 2010】

【2010 曼谷邮展制作阿润佛寺极限片 Realised an MC of the Temple of ARUN during Bangkok Exhibition 2010】

【 Fun making Maximum Cards @ 2010 Bangkok Philatelic Exhibition】 【 2010 曼谷邮展制极限片乐】

【 Fun making Maximum Cards @ 2010 Bangkok Philatelic Exhibition】
【 2010 曼谷邮展制极限片乐】

There were varieties of stamps and postcards available at the Queen Sirikit exhibition centre during the 2010 Bangkok philatelic exhibition. I was amazed by the thematic stamps issued by the Thaipost, many with single stamp in a set. They are simply ideal for realisation of maximum cards. Share here a Maximum Card I realised at the exhibition centre, both stamp and the postcard were bought in Bangkok.

泰国邮政发行许多漂亮的专题邮票，这些邮票都很适合制作极限片。难得在2010年曼谷邮展厅找到许多制作极限片的邮品和明信片。我喜欢泰邮发行的单枚邮票，用来制作极限片丝毫不浪费。2010年曼谷邮展让我制作了些许的极限片，其中一枚如下图。共赏。

【 International Philatelic Exhibition venue is always an ideal ground for realisation of Maximum Cards - Bangkok 2010】 【邮展期间是个制作极限片的良机 - 曼谷世界邮展 2010 】

【 International Philatelic Exhibition venue is always an ideal ground for realisation of Maximum Cards - Bangkok 2010】
【邮展期间是个制作极限片的良机 - 曼谷世界邮展 2010 】

I find international exhibition venues are ideal grounds for making Maximum Cards.
I was visiting Bangkok 2010, and found many lose stamps were sold at the exhibition booths at cheap price. Several booths were selling cheap postcards too. I did NOT have to pay to buy up the full set of stamps for making individual Maximum cards. Had the wonderful time in realising a couple of beautiful Maximum Cards. Share one Maximum Card I realised at Bangkok - the Green Peacock.

去过很多邮展，觉得是个好时机制作国外的极限片。2010 年到曼谷世界邮展参观，喜见会场有许多摊位在售卖零散的专题邮票，价钱廉宜。也有多间售卖明信片的摊位，发现明信片主题都和邮票吻合，非常适合制作极限 片。因此乘此机会制作了一些极限片留存。分享一枚曼谷制作的极限片 - 绿孔雀。共赏。

Mourning Postcard - Mourning Maximum Card ?

Everyone is talking about the recently issued "Pahang Heritage" stamp with black borders and seeing the design of the issue rather unusual as postage stamps with black borders are normally regarded as Mourning Stamps. There are mourning stamps, are there mourning postcards (with black borders) ? Yes, there are mourning postcards, BUT there do NOT necessary come with black borders. I have seen many postcards with black borders around, BUT they are NOT mourning postcards. If there are mourning postcards, then, there will be mourning maximum cards - yet to see one ! Above is a maximum card with thick black borders, it is NOT a mourning postcard.

• A maximum card realised with "royal barge" stamp, CDS Cancel @ Bangkok

Fun creating MCs @ Bangkok 2010 continues .......... the Thai Boxing

• Maximum cards created with "Thai Boxing" stamps, CDS date cancel @ Bangkok

A postcard given on board China Airlines on the trip to Taipei 2005 Asian Philatelic Exhibition

Taiwan organised Taipei 2005  Asian philatelic exhibition , I travelled on China Airlines to the show and requested postcard from the cabin crew while on board the plane, I was given a set of postcards on a famous Chinese painting on "Peacock".  The postcard was used to create an MC @ Bangkok 2010.

• A maximum card created with "Peacock" stamp, CDS date cancel @ Bangkok

My ultimate aim was to realise this Vimanmek Mansion MC @ Bangkok 2010

 
Malaysia issued a set of 10 stamps along with the other ASEAN nations forming a special omnibus stamp issue in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of ASEAN in 2007. Each of the stamps depicts an Architecture of the respective nation. In 2007, I was ONLY able to realise a maximum card for the Malayan Railway HQ Building stamp, the other 9 stamps depicting architecture in foreign locations of which I was unable to realise a maximum card owing to the lack of the concordance in Place. 

I knew it was an opportunity for me this time @ Bangkok to have this maximum card realised conforming to the FIP rules , hence I was set for the mission to have this particular Maximum Card done accordingly. I brought along with me the Malaysian stamp featuring teh  Vimanmek Mansion , I looked for a related postcard , had the stamp affixed on the postcard and cancelled at the Official Pos Malaysia Booth @ Bangkok 2010. Here it is , a Malaysia Stamp validly cancelled at Bangkok - hence, the status of the Maximum Card fully complies to the FIP rules. 

I recalled blogger "epylim" had a similar situation of an MC to be done i.e the 2010 World Expo Australia Pavillion stamp with its related postcard, the only solution is to wait for  an official Auspost booth set up @ Shanghai one day to have it cancelled officially. It is a real challenge to do such a "feat" ! Good luck epylim .. be patient ! You can do it !

My basic homework before the mission of creating MCs @ Bangkok

 

I did a search of the recent stamps issued by Thaipost and I was particularly interested in the following Chinese Theme subjects : The Goddess of Mercy ( Kuan Yin 观音), Lion dance (舞狮), zodiac (生肖), fu lu shou( 福禄壽), Peacock etc., I knew the stamps of the "Kuan Yin" and "fu lu shou" would never be possible to be issued in Malaysia, I had the urge to realise them as MCs to treasure. I was ONLY able to find postcards for the "Kuan Yin" and failed to look for the "Fu lu Shou" postcards.  I particularly like the "Kuan Yin" statue postcard of the Penang Kek Lok Si temple, of which I was successful in converting it into a Maximum Card.  I was glad that I did the necessary homework before I left for Bangkok, my mission of creating MCs was successful.

• A maximum card realised with "Kuan Yin" stamp, CDS Date Cancel @ Bangkok

One Asked : Was there any wastage on the unused stamps from a complete set, whilst you created MCs @ Bangkok ?

Someone asked :Would there  be wastage on the stamps broken up from the complete set which were NOT used for making other MCs?

At Bangkok 2010, I did NOT have the time to create any MCs for the first 3 days of the exhibition, however, during lunch break, I was able to spend a few minutes looking at the items SOLD at the dealers' booths. From my observation, I noted many of the Local Thai booths were selling single mint stamps broken from sets, I knew it was ideal for maximaphilist to pick whatever stamps suitable for the creation of MCs instead of buying them in sets. Further my observation, one of the booths was selling mint stamps with NOT as good condition ( mostly toning on the gum ) at value below face, this was another good news for me, I could pay less to purchase a mint stamp for creating an MC. Yes, the stamp matter was solved, BUT where to look for the relevant postcards ? ( although, I did bring along a few postcards which I thought I must create them as MCs.) Hei, there it was, a Thai booth at one corner was selling many Thai postcards of the 60s/70s at very very reasonable price i.e 2.5 baht (25 sen) per piece, this was another great news for me. On the 4th day of the exhibition, I patronised the dealer's booth to buy up the postcards I wanted ... with 2.5 baht a piece, I still enjoyed further discount on a bulk purchase. I began my journey of searching single stamps at the various Thai booths and had my MCs cancelled by the experienced Thai postal staffs. Well , a fruitful trip of creating MCs.
If there were no single stamps available at the booths, and there were no postcards available for sale, I do NOT think I would be able to create the lot of MCs.

Enjoyed creating @ Bangkok 2010 - Thai Orchid

Enjoyed creating MCs @ Bangkok 2010 - Moving Ahead

Enjoyed creating MCs @ Bangkok 2010 - Thai Elephants

• A maximum card created with " herd of elephants" stamp, CDS date Cancel @ Bangkok

Enjoyed creating MCs @ Bangkok 2010 - Chinese Zodiac -Year of the Tiger

• A maximum card realised with "Year of tiger" stamp, CDS date cancel @ Bangkok

Enjoyed creating MCs @ Bangkok 2010 - Chinese Zodiac : Year of the Cow

• A maximum card created with "Year of the Cow" stamp, CDS date Cancel @ Bangkok

Enjoyed creating MCs @ Bangkok 2010 - Let's take a look at Thailand's Chinese Zodiac DOG MC

• A maximum card with " Year of the Dog" stamp, CDS date cancel @ Bangkok

Enjoyed creating MCs @ Bangkok 2010 - Chinese Great Warrior Statues 关公? 门神?

• A maximum card created with "chinese warrior statue", CDS date Cancel @ Bangkok 2010

Enjoyed creating MCs @ Bangkok 2010 - the Clown Fish

• A maximum card created with "clown fish" stamp, CDS date Cancel @ Bangkok 2010

Enjoyed creating MCs @ Bangkok 2010 - Another Royal Barge MC to show

• A maximum card created with " Royal Barge " stamp, CDS date cancel @ Bangkok

Enjoyed creating MCs @ Bangkok 2010 - Thai traditional dance

• A maximum card created with " Thai dance", CDS date cancel @ Bangkok