Visit Nepal Series 1971
A set of three commemorative postage stamps on the Himalayan Peaks : Mt. Everest, Mt. Kangchenjunga and Mt. Annapurna I :
Issued by Nepal
Issued on 2028.9.13 Corresponding to 28th December 1971
Issued by :
His Majesty’s Government,
Postal Services Dept.,
Nepal Philatelic Bureau,
Kathmandu
Designer : K. Karmacharya
Type : Stamps, Postal Used
Denomination :
(a) Mt. Everest – 25 Paisa
(b) Mt. Kanchenjunga – 1.00 Rupee
(c) Mt. Annapurna I – 1.80 Rupee
Colour :
(a) Mt. Everest – Peacock Blue & Mineral Red
(b) Mt. Kanchenjunga – Monastral Blue & Mineral Red
(c) Mt. Annapurna I – Peacock Blue & Light Brown
Size : 3.91 x 2.90 Cms.
Perforation : 13 x 13
Paper : Unwatermarked Gummed Paper
Quantity :
(a) Mt. Everest – 1,000,000
(b) Mt. Kanchenjunga – 5,00,000
(c) Mt. Annapurna I – 2,50,000
Sheet : 35
Process : Photogravure
Printer : India Security Press, Nasik Road
About :
- अस्त्युत्तरस्यां दिशि देवतात्मा
हिमालयो नाम नगाधिराजः।
पूर्वापरौ तोयनिधी विगाह्य
स्थितः पृथिव्या इव मानदण्डः॥ – कालिदास - Far in the north Himalaya, lifting high,
His towery summits till they cleave the sky,
Spans the wide land from east to western sea
Lord of the hills, instinct with deity.
(Translated by Griffith)
