Young Scouts
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1979.NPL.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- International Year of the Child
1979.NPL.01· piece 1 of 1 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Nepal (NPL)- Year / date
- 1979-08-24
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 1 r
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
- Colors
- Ochre brown
- CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.
- ◔ Purchased€1.00 · Postbeeld · 2026-09-06
Production
- Process
- Photogravure
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 14
- Quantity printed
- 2,000,000
- Size
- 29 x 33.5 mm
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
Notes
Ochre-brown photogravure: a line of children in Scout and Guide uniform before a flag; International Year of the Child emblem at upper left. Inscribed रु १ and R. 1, नेपाल vertically, and IYC 1979 NEPAL. Comb perforated 14; 29 × 33.5 mm.
Series 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.