Southern line

Southern Line

Northern Line	North East	Southern	South East	Eastern	West	Hub
Ban Dara ชุมทางบ้านดารา	Bang Pa In	Ban Cha-am ชะอำ	Hat Yai Junction หาดใหญ่ Hat Yai Junction หาดใหญ่ (2)	Aranyaprathet อรัญประเทศ	T ha Kilen ท่ากิเลน*	Bangkok Noi บา งกอกน้อย
Nakhon Lampang นครลำปาง	Korat	Chiya ไชยา	Khok Pho(Now Pattani) โคกโพธิ์	B an Thap Chang บ้านท่าช้าง		Ba ngkok Goods ส ถานีรถไฟกรุงเทพ
North Express North Express 2 ทางเหนือด่วน	Pak-Chong ปากช่อง	Hua Hin หัวหิน	Sungai Padi สุไหงปาดี	Chonburi ชลบุรี
Pak Nam Po Pak Nam Po 2 Pak Nam Po 3 ปากน้ำโพ	Phu Khoa Lat ภูเขาลาด	Nakhon Pathom นครปฐม	Bang Kaeo บางแก้ว	Phra Chom Klao พระจอมเกล้า
Ban Pin บ้านปิน	Sikhiu สีคิ้ว	Nakhon Pathom (2) Nakhon Pathom (3) Nakhon Pathom (4)		Makkasan มักกะสัน
Phichit พิจิตร	S ungneon สูงเนิน	Lang Suan (1 ) ห ลังสวน Lang Suan (2 ) Lang Suan ( 3 )
Ban Nong Don Ban Nong Don 2 Ban Nong Don 3 หนองโดน	Kaeng Khoi Junction แ ก่ งคอย Kaeng Khoi Junction 2	Bangklam บางกล่ำ
Phai Yai Phai Yai 2 ไผ่ ใหญ่	Pak Phriao 1 ปากเพรียว Pak Phriao 2	K long Chandi ค ลองจันดี
Uttra Dhani อุตรดิต ถ์	Kanthararom 1สถานีรถไฟอำเภอ Kanthararom 2	Wisai วิสัย
Ban Dan บ้ านด่าน	Ban Phai บ้านไผ่ Ban Phai 2	Nong Kae หนองแก
ChumSaeng ชุมแส ง	N on Wat ไม่ใช่วัดป่ า	Wang Phong วังก์พง
Den Chai เด่นชั ย	Chonabot ชลบถ	S urashtra-Dhani สุ ราษฎร์ธานี
	C hatturat จั ตุรัส	Na Bon นาบอน
	C hakkarat จักรา ช	Klong Ngae คลองแงะ
	B an Hin Khon บ้ านหินโคน	Photaram โพธาราม
	L aem Chabang แ หลมฉบัง	Phetchaburi (1 ) เ พชรบุรี
		Phetchaburi (2) เพชรบุรี
		K o Saba เกาะสะบ้า
		Khok Sai โคกทราย
		Cha-Uat ชะอวด
		Pa Phai ป่าไผ่

Ban Cha-am
ชะอำ
Type 8 Large metal double swiss (36 x 18 x 8 mm)

Has สถานี santani (station) on top circle And what appears to be กกึา in lower circle for town name.
This doesn't match cha am ชะอำ also unusual that town is in Thai not english measures (37 x 17 x 8 mm) Any help appreciated
Southern Line 203 km from Bangkok.

Chiya ไชยา
Type 6A Large metal double swiss
(36 x 20 x 7 mm)
Unusual because it has สถาบึ Satani (station)
before the station name as a type 8 would
but it is an enclosed inner circle
unlike type 8

Southern Line 614 km from Bangkok.

Dated 30 1 _3 would assume based on usage and christian date era January 30, 1933

Hua Hin หัวหิน
Type 5 Small Metal Rectangular Handstamp

Southern Line 229 km from Bangkok.

Postdate ๑๘/๘/๖๕ 18/8/65 August 18, 1922

Nakhon Pathom
นครปฐม
Type 4 Large wooden double circle

Type 4 Large wooden double circle

Date /๖๙ /69 1926

Nakhon Pathom (2)
นครปฐม
Type 1 Large wooden rectangular handstampStraight line town name in Thai

No border evident somewhat sloping letters as described by Blakeney

Evidence of accent on ”Ti” from date (Wan Ti) หี but vertical date separators “|” not slanted “/” as usually found

Nakhon Pathom (3)
นครปฐม
Type 2 Large double circle
(39 X 23 X 7 mm)THERE IS NO VERTICAL LINES IN INNER CIRCLE DATE BAND EXTENDS OUT TO EXTERIOR CIRCLE WITH TWO “/” LINES

Nakhon Pathom (4)
นครปฐม
Type 5 small metal rectangle
ไปร (Prai) [Prai sa ni] is added before the station name

Unusual red ink date fill ๑๑/๗/๖๙ 11/7/69
July 11, 1926 Received bangkok 11/10/26
Not sure if i'm reading the hand written cancel wrong or bad bangkok received date

Lang Suan (1)
หลังสวน

Type 2
Large double Circle
ไปร (Prai) [Prai sa ni]
is added before the station name

Southern Line 549 km from Bangkok.

Bottom initials ร.ฟ.ส.
Rot Fai Luang (Royal State Railway)
Followed by ส.ต. Sai Tai (Southern line)
Pre filled / /๒๔ 24 Buddhist era 1900 -

Lang Suan (2)
หลังสวน

Type 5 small metal rectangle
ไปร (Prai) [Prai sa ni]
is added before the station name

Southern Line 549 km from Bangkok.

Lang Suan (3)
หลังสวน

Type 7 (36 X 20 X 7 mm)
ไปร (Prai) [Prai sa ni]
is added before the station name

Southern Line 549 km from Bangkok.

Postmarked best guess 5 9 38| 1400
September 5 1938 2 pm

Bangklam
บางกล่ำ

Type 5
Small metal rectangle
ไปร (Prai) [Prai sa ni] is added before the station name

Southern Line 933 km from Bangkok.

Written date ๒๗/๓/๖๔ 27/ 3/64 March 3, 1921

Klong Chandi
คลองจันดี

Type 4 Very large (49 X 30 x 10 mm)
Differs from Blakeney's mention of a subclass Type 4 (50 X 32 X 12 mm)
Unique that the Rot Fai Thai is at top of ca ncel and station name is at bottom opposite of normal versions
สถานี Satani (station) is added before the station name

Southern Line 744 km from Bangkok.

Date in Pencil arabic handwritten Arabic numeral
not Thai, unusual 29/6/82 June 28 1939

Bottom initials ร.ฟ.ส. Rot Fai Luang (Royal State Railway)

Wisai วิสัย

Type 10 la rge Single Circle
(45 date band 10 mm) opposite of normal versions
สถานี Satani (station) is added before the station name

Southern Line 506 km from Bangkok.

สถา นี Satani (station) is added before the station name
Date in Pencil 7/10/5
(assuming “85” based on postcard used)
November 10, 1942

Bottom initials ร.ฟ.ส. Rot Fai Luang (Royal State Railway)

Received postmark Chom Seang ชุมแสง
Narkonsowan

Nong Kae หนองแก

Type 2 Large Double Circle
Bottom initials ร.ฟ.ส. Rot Fai Luang (Royal State Railway)

Followed by ส.ต. Sai Tai (Southern line)
No prefilled date slash marks (/),
13 (๑๓) prefilled as year? doesn’t coincide with B.E. or รัตนโกสินทรศก,
Rattanakosin era

Southern Line 217 km from Bangkok.

Pencil cancel ๓๐/๔/๗๐ April 30, 1928

Wang Phong วังก์พง

T ype 2 Large Double Circle

Bottom initials ร.ฟ.ส. Rot Fai Luang (Royal State Railway)

Followed by ส.ต. Sai Tai (Southern line)
Purple ink circle No prefilled date slash

Southern Line 248 km from Bangkok.

Handwritten date red ink in arabic 9/1/14 january 9, 1914

Surashtra-Dhani
สุราษฎร์ธานี
Type 7 (36 X 20 X 7 mm)
This example measures (36 X 22 mm)
Now called Sathani Surat Thani

Southern Line 635 km from Bangkok.

Registered number 991 in arabic and Thai ๙๙๑
Surashta Dhani 13 -2-82 (2482 =1939)
month 2 by mistake or thinking it was 5 inverted?
South east express 14 -5 -39
Penang straits settlement 14 May 39
Singapore Straits settlement 15 - 5 -39

Na Bon นาบอน

Type 8D Large metal double swiss
(36 x 23 x 9 mm)
Has สถานี santani (station) on top circle
Purple cancel

Southern Line 743 km from Bangkok.

Postmarked 21 4 38 (4 38 not legible)
March 21 1938
Second postmark Tungsong (Thungsong) Type 7
22 . 4. 39 | 13 2_ march 22 1939 | 1:2_ pm
3 stops south of Na Bon

Klong Ngae คลองแงะ

Type 7 Large metal double swiss
(36 x 19 x 9 mm)
(differs from Blakely 36 X 18 X 8mm)

Khlong Ngae is the current name

Southern Line 953 km from Bangkok.

Postmarked x5 x9 38 September 5, 1938

Photaram โพธาราม

Type 1 Large wooden Rectangular handstamp

Southern Line 98 km from Bangkok.

1. Type 1 box ๒๑/๕/๓๐ 21/5/30 May 21 1911
using Ratanakosinsok era
(1st April to 31 December: RS = AD - 1781+130 = 1911)

2. Bangkok 5a ๓๑-๕-๑๓๐ 21/5/130 21/5/1911

3. Bangkok 2c ๓๑-๕-๑๓๐ 21/5/130 21/5/1911

Phetchaburi (1)
เพชรบุรี

Type 1 Large Wooden Rectangular Handstamp

Southern Line 164 km from Bangkok.

Phetchaburi (2)
เพชรบุรี

Type 6,7,9 Hybrid Large Double Swiss

Similar yet different from 6, 7 and 9 types
35mm X 19mm X 10 MM

Southern Line 164 km from Bangkok.

Ko Saba เกาะสะบ้า

Type 1 Large Wooden Rectangular Handstamp

Southern Line 609 km from Bangkok.

Based on เก being the only station name starting with these letters.
4 Att 1908

Khok Sai โคกทราย

Type 1 Large Wooden Rectangular Handstamp

Southern Line 557 km from Bangkok.

Based on โคกทรา with กท impressions missingbeing the only station name starting with these letters.
6 Satang 1912

Cha-Uat
ชะอวด

Type 2 Large Double Circle

Southern Line 806 km from Bangkok.

Poor impression inverted postmark, top initials ร.ฟ.ส. Rot Fai Luang (Royal State Railway)
Transit Type 7 Tung Song (Thung Song junction) 8/28/27 9:30 am,
Back Transit Penang 8/29/6:00 PM

Pa Phai ป่าไผ่

Type 3 Variety Double Swiss
“32mm X 20mm X 7mm with blank dateband” Blakeney pg. 109

Southern Line 1,105 km from Bangkok.

My Best guess on a very fainted and diluted background is PA in english on the bottom and ป่ on the top.
The distance for same day cancel doesn't make sense.
๒๖ \ ๑๒\ ๖๑ 26/12/61 December 26, 1918 Received Bangkok 26/12/61

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Southern Line

Dated 30 1 _3 would assume based on usage and christian date era January 30, 1933

Postdate ๑๘/๘/๖๕ 18/8/65 August 18, 1922

Type 4 Large wooden double circle

Date /๖๙ /69 1926

Unusual red ink date fill ๑๑/๗/๖๙ 11/7/69 July 11, 1926 Received bangkok 11/10/26 Not sure if i'm reading the hand written cancel wrong or bad bangkok received date

Bottom initials ร.ฟ.ส. Rot Fai Luang (Royal State Railway) Followed by ส.ต. Sai Tai (Southern line)Pre filled / /๒๔ 24 Buddhist era 1900 -

Postmarked best guess 5 9 38| 1400 September 5 1938 2 pm

Written date ๒๗/๓/๖๔ 27/ 3/64 March 3, 1921

Date in Pencil arabic handwritten Arabic numeral not Thai, unusual 29/6/82 June 28 1939 Bottom initials ร.ฟ.ส. Rot Fai Luang (Royal State Railway)

สถา นี Satani (station) is added before the station name Date in Pencil 7/10/5 (assuming “85” based on postcard used) November 10, 1942 Bottom initials ร.ฟ.ส. Rot Fai Luang (Royal State Railway)

R​eceived postmark Chom Seang ชุมแสง Narkonsowan

Pencil cancel ๓๐/๔/๗๐ April 30, 1928

Handwritten date red ink in arabic 9/1/14 january 9, 1914

Registered number 991 in arabic and Thai ๙๙๑ Surashta Dhani 13 -2-82 (2482 =1939) month 2 by mistake or thinking it was 5 inverted? South east express 14 -5 -39 Penang straits settlement 14 May 39 Singapore Straits settlement 15 - 5 -39

Postmarked 21 4 38 (4 38 not legible) March 21 1938 Second postmark Tungsong (Thungsong) Type 7 22 . 4. 39 | 13 2_ march 22 1939 | 1:2_ pm 3 stops south of Na Bon