Nepal Scouts
A commemorative postage stamp on the 25th Anniversary of the Nepal Scouts (1952-1977) :
Issued by Nepal
Issued on 2034 Kartik 22 corresponding to 7th November 1977
Issued for : The stamp issued today to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the Scout movement in Nepal aptly depicts the crown above the map of Nepal which bears the Scout emblem.
Designer : K. Karmacharya
Type : Stamp, Postal Used
Denomination : Rs. 3.50
Colour : Four
Size : 3.3 x 2.4 Cms
Perforation : 13 x 13½
Paper : Unwatermarked adhesive paper
Quantity : 5,00,000 (Half a million)
Sheet : 50
Process : Litho offset
Printer : The Pakistan Security Printing Corporation Ltd.
About :
- Scout movement was started in Nepal in June 1952 and since then it has been marching ahead by leaps and bounces under the Five-Year Reorganisation Plan granted in June 1975 by His Majesty King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, the Chief Patron. During its life of 25 years it has been serving with different action-oriented programmes the king and the country under the gracious patronage of the sovereign.
[…] Nepal Scouts organised FIRST NEPAL JAMBOREE in Kirtipur Kathmandu Nepal from March 30th to April 5th,1987. The theme of the Jamboree was “LET US MAKE THE WORLD BEAUTIFUL”. […]