Phoksundo Lake
A commemorative postage stamp on the Shey Phoksundo Lake, an alpine fresh water oligotrophic lake in Dolpa :
Issued by Nepal
Issued on Dec 15, 1985
Issued by :
His Majesty’s Government
Postal Services Department
Nepal Philatelic Bureau
Kathmandu
Design : To bring this beautiful lake before common people picture of the Phoksundo lake has been depicted in this postage stamp.
Designer : M. N. Rana
Type : Stamp, Postal Used
Denomination : Rs. 2
Colour : 4 Colours
Size : 42.5 x 26.5 mm
Format : Horizontal
Paper : Unwatermarked special stamp paper
Quantity : 1,000,000 (One million)
Sheet : 50
Process : Offset litho
Printer : Carl Ueberreuter, Austria, Vienna
About :
- Phoksundo Lake is the second largest lake of Nepal lying in the Se–Phoksundo National Park situated in Dolpa district of Karnali Zone. The length of this triangular shaped lake is approximately five kilometers. This lake, viewed very enchanting by the attractive natural beauty, is situated at the confluence of Phoksundo stream and Sagar stream. Locally it is also known as Rigmo lake.
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