Visit Nepal Series 1974
A set of two commemorative postage stamps on the tourist attractions of Nepal : Muktinath and Peacock Window :
Issued by Nepal
Issued on 2031 Paush 16 corresponding 31 December 1974
Issued by :
His Majesty’s Government,
Postal Services Dept.,
Nepal Philatelic Bureau,
Kathmandu
Designer : K. Karmacharya
Type : Stamps, Postal Used
Denomination :
a) Muktinath – 25 Paisa
b) Peacock window – 1.00 Rupee
Colour : 4 colours
Size : 38.34 x 28.50 mm
Perforation : 13 x 13½
Paper : Unwatermarked gummed Paper
Quantity :
a) Muktinath – 1000000
b) Peacock window – 500000
Sheet : 50
Process : Litho offset
Printer : The Pakistan Security Printing Corporation, Karachi
About :
- Mukti Kshetra, one of the sacred Kshetras (places) of Nepal is situated at the height of more than 12,000 feet. It is 12 miles from Jomsom – a stol airport at Mustang district in Dhaulagiri Zone. This temple of Muktinath, built in a Pagoda style, is visited every year by several Hindus and Buddhists.
- This artistic peacock window was carved during the reign of King Vishwa Malla. It is taken from a monastery popularly known as Pujari Math, just beside the temple of Dattatraya at Bhaktapur.
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