Nepal

Fossils and reconstructions of prehistoric mammals and Natural History Museum on stamps and postmarks of Nepal


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Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia with a population of 26.4 million.
It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and largest city. Modern Nepal is a secular parliamentary republic.
Nepal is bordered by China to the north and India to the south, east and west. It is separated from Bangladesh by a narrow Indian corridor and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim.
Nepal is located in the Himalayas and is home to eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. [R1]

The first Nepalese stamps were issued in April 1881 as a set of three which were valued at one anna, two annas and four annas.
These were initially perforated and printed on European made paper. Within a few months they were released imperforate. In 1886 they were reprinted on hand made Nepalese paper. [R2]



Official stamps of Nepal related to Paleontology: fossils and reconstructions of prehistoric mammals

31.12.2013 "Fossils of Nepal" 07.07.2015 "Prehistoric Elephants of Nepal" 22.09.2017 "Prehistoric Mammals of Nepal"
Prehistoric animals, mammals on stamps of Nepal 2013 Prehistoric animals, elephants on stamps of Nepal 2015 Prehistoric animals, elephants on stamps of Nepal 2015



Other stamps of Nepal to consider: Natural History Museum

09.12.2014 "Natural History Museum" [A1]
Natural History Museum on stamps of Nepal 2014

Notes

[A1] Fossils of all prehistoric animals depicted on stamps from 2013-2017 are on display in the museum.



Commemorative postmarks of Nepal related to Paleontology: fossils and reconstructions of prehistoric mammals

Legend is here
18.05.2014 "The first Natural History Museum Stamps Series" [Sp] [PM1]
prehistoric animals on postmark of Nepal 2014 prehistoric animals on postmark of Nepal 2014 prehistoric animals on postmark of Nepal 2014
18.05.2014 "The first Natural History Museum Stamps Series" [Sp] [PM1]
prehistoric animals on postmark of Nepal 2014

Notes:
[PM1] In 2014 Post Authority of Nepal in cooperation with Natural History Museum (NHM), issued a set of 4 stamps "Fossils of Nepal".
These stamps show both fossils and reconstructions of prehistoric animals that used to live in Nepal.
Officially these stamps were issued on December 31, 2013, but arrived at the Post Offices of Nepal much later, in Spring 2014. Official FDC was cancelled with GPO post mark dated 31.12.2013.
Later on, Natural History Museum issued its own "FDC" - commemorative covers cancelled with special postmarks.



References:
  •   [R1] Nepal: Wikipedia, WikiTravel, FlagCounter.
  •   [R2] Postal History and Philately of Nepal: Wikipedia,
              Links to official website of the Post Authority, stamp catalog and a list of new stamps of Nepal are here



Acknowledgements:
Many thanks to Dr. Peter Voice from Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, for the draft page review and his valuable comments.


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