Post by kacyds on Mar 3, 2016 20:24:40 GMT -5
Sisavang Phoulivong born July 14, 1885, was king of the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang and later the Kingdom of Laos from April 28,1904 until his death on October 29,1959.
As King of Laos, he reigned from 1904 to 1959 setting a record in 1954 as the longest reigning king in the history of Asia.
He studied at the Ecole Nationale de la France d'Outre-Mer in Paris.
He was a lifelong supporter of French rule in Laos, and in 1945 he refused to cooperate with Lao nationalists who wanted independence.
In his time, he was known as something of a “playboy”. He had around 15 wives, two of whom were his half-sisters, while one was his niece. He had a total of around 50 children.
On September 16, 1959, Laos issued a set of 4 stamps with the image of the King on them. This was roughly 6 weeks before his death.
Here are two of the 4 from that set....
Scott# 54 & 55 - King Sisavang-Vong
These two stamps must be CTO's because of the full gum on the back of the stamps.
As King of Laos, he reigned from 1904 to 1959 setting a record in 1954 as the longest reigning king in the history of Asia.
He studied at the Ecole Nationale de la France d'Outre-Mer in Paris.
He was a lifelong supporter of French rule in Laos, and in 1945 he refused to cooperate with Lao nationalists who wanted independence.
In his time, he was known as something of a “playboy”. He had around 15 wives, two of whom were his half-sisters, while one was his niece. He had a total of around 50 children.
On September 16, 1959, Laos issued a set of 4 stamps with the image of the King on them. This was roughly 6 weeks before his death.
Here are two of the 4 from that set....
Scott# 54 & 55 - King Sisavang-Vong
These two stamps must be CTO's because of the full gum on the back of the stamps.
