A commemorative postage stamp on the 10^th Anniversary of the World Food Program :

Issued by Nepal

Issued on Jun 29, 1973 [15^th Ashad 2030]

Issued by :
His Majesty’s Government,
Postal Services Dept.,
Nepal Philatelic Bureau,
Kathmandu

Design : Issued to commemorate the 10^th anniversary of the World Food Programme, the stamp, featuring an international emblem and a group of Nepalese peasants transplanting paddy plants, symbolizes our efforts to replace scarcity by plenty.

Designer : K. Karmacharya

Type : Stamp, Postal Used

Denomination : 10 Paisa

Colour : Raw Sienna and Dark Blue

Size : 4.06 x 2.28 cms.

Perforation : 14 x 14½

Paper : Unwatermarked adhesive paper

Quantity : 20,00,000 (2 million)

Sheet : 50 (Fifty)

Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nasik Road, India

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