King Mahendra’s 51st Birthday
A commemorative postage stamp on the 51st Shuva Janmotsav of King Mahendra of Nepal :
Issued by Nepal
Issued on 2027.2.29 Corresponding to 11th June 1970
Issued by :
His Majesty’s Government
Postal Services Dept.
Nepal Philatelic Bureau
Kathmandu
Design : The special stamp, commemorating the 51st birthday of His Majesty King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, features His Majesty‘s portrait as the central theme. The Royal Crown and a view of Mount Everest, the two symbols of national unity and glory, appear on each side, all set within wooden window frames finely carved in traditional Nepalese style.
Designer : Press Artist
Type : Stamp, Postal Used
Denomination : 50 Paisa
Colour : Four Colours
Size : 56 x 34 mm.
Perforation : 11.3 x 11.7
Paper : Gummed and coated
Quantity : 5,00,000
Sheet : 50
Process : Fine Screen Lithographic Process
Printer : Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. England
Name : Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Born on Jun 11, 1920 at Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died on Jan 31, 1972 at Dialo Bangala, Bharatpur, Nepal
