Greetings from Bangkok, Wat Phra Keo

Greetings from Bangkok, Wat Phra Keo

Westerners find it both amusing and sometimes inconvenient that the Thai language cannot be transliterated exactly into “western” alphabets.  This unused card is a perfect example.  Yes, it’s the Temple of the Emerald Buddha — no problem there.  But on the front it’s spelled as “Wat Phra Keo” and on the reverse it’s “Wat Phra Keaw”.   Just a little oddity on a classic Bangkok postcard.  Grade: 1

Name: Greetings from Bangkok, Wat Phra Keo

From: EAST AND SOUTH ASIA/Thailand (Siam)

Code: 20326475

Price: $4.00