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1979.NPL.01International Year of the Child
International Year of the Child
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Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1979.NPL.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Nepal (NPL)
- Year
- 1979-08-24
- Event
- International Year of the Child
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- K. K. Karmacharya
- Printer
- India Security Press
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 14
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 979.5
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- NP 362
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- NP 377
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- NP 348
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- NP 380
History
Nepal issued a single commemorative at Kathmandu on 24 August 1979 for the International Year of the Child. K. K. Karmacharya designed the stamp; the India Security Press printed it by photogravure in ochre brown, comb perforated 14, without watermark, measuring 29 × 33.5 mm. Two million were issued. The stamp is inscribed रु १ and R. 1, नेपाल vertically at the right, and IYC 1979 NEPAL at the foot. At left is the International Year of the Child emblem. A line of children in Scout and Guide uniform stands before a flag.
