Lot 1127 Thailand

Revenues: Civil Defence; 1942 Locally printed 5B multicoloured top value top marginal hinged mint, gum bends or minor blemishes but extremely fine and scarce for these, rarely offered. Barefoot 9. Issued during WWII to raise funds for the home guard, their use on windscreens of cars also gave a reasonable degree of safety; cars not displaying the 5B top value were liable to be commandeered by the authorities.