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 Visit Nepal Series 1970

Visit Nepal Series 1970

A set of three commemorative postage stamps on the Famous Nepalese Tourist AttractionsPatan Durbar SquareBoudha Stupa and Mount Gauri Sankar :

Oldest Architecture in NepalBodhnath (Boudha), Kathmandu, NepalSecond Highest Peak of Rolwaling HimalIssued by Nepal

Issued on Dec 28, 1970 (corresponding to 2027-9-13)

Issued by : His Majesty’s Government, Postal Services Department, Nepal Philatelic Bureau, Kathmandu

Designer : K. Karmacharya (based on photography by W. R. Ward)

Type : Stamps, Postal Used

Denomination :
(a) Patan Durbar Square 15 Paisa
(b) Boudhanath Stupa  25 Paisa
(c) Gauri Shankar Himalaya  1 Rupee

Colour : Multi colour

Size : 4.30 x 3.00 cms

Perforation : 11 x 11.5

Paper : One sided chalky 900G

Quantity : 10,00,000 each

Sheet : 30

Printing Process : Offset

Printer : The State Printing Works of Security, Warsaw

About : 

  • Gauri Shanker (location: Rolwaling Himal) rising up to 23442 feet is one of the best known peaks in country. It has been connected with many Nepali folk songs, semi-pauranic legends and poems.
  • Situated in the heart of the city, Durbar Square the palace complex is the main attraction for tourists visiting Patan, which is also known as Lalitpore – literally meaning The Fine City.
  • Boudha Nath Stupa, the largest domed Buddhist temple stands a couple of miles outside Kathmandu. With its glittering golden tower, numerous prayer-wheels, brightly coloured sacred flags fluttering on ropes stretching on all sides from the top to the ground, the shrine is a place of immense interest to both Buddhist pilgrims and tourists.
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