| Issue Date | 09.12.2014 |
| ID | Michel: Stanley Gibbons: UPU: Category: pR |
| Author | Design: Purna Kala Limbu Bista |
| Stamps in set | 1 |
| Value | Rs. 1 - Natural History Museum |
| Size (width x height) | 32 x 32 mm |
| Layout | 40 stamps per sheet |
| Products | FDC x 1 |
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| Perforation | 13 (?) |
| Print Technique | Offset Lithography and Photofravure |
| Printed by | Gopsons Printers Pvt Limited, Noida, India |
| Quantity | 1.000.000 |
| Issuing Authority | His Majesty's Government of Nepal Postal Services Department |
The Natural History Museum (NHM) is situated on a hummock of the world heritage site of ancient Swayambhu stupa. This museum was established in
1975 under the management of Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, with some original objectives for tracing, collecting and preserving the holistic natural artifacts on the subjects of Anthropology, Botany, Geography, Geology, Earth history, Zoology and many more like evolution, environmental issues and biodiversity along with conducting research into the vast natural history heritage and biodiversity of the country. It has significant contribution in the life of country such as research and University teaching coupled with publications of the research findings in national and international journals, publications (full text of Journal of Natural History Museum available on the website, CITES scientific authority for fauna, biodiversity conservation and exhibition and awareness which are the important foci of Natural history museum. NHM also provides identification services on natural objects and rich fauna and flora to user groups especially pest control workers in agriculture, veterinary/human medicine and science teachers.
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- Collect and preserve specimens of flora, fauna, geological rocks etc.
- Help and study natural resources, ecology and environment of Nepal.
- Provide training on natural history of Nepal.
- Establish partnership cooperation with different communities of similar objectives in Nepal and abroad.
- Create general interest on the conservation of natural heritages and related subjects.
- Publish literatures like Journal of Natural History Museum (published regularly since 1977).
- Provide information, images and technical support to Postal Services Department to issue postage stamps on the themes of fauna, flora and others.
- Provide CITES related services to Government of Nepal organizations like Department of Forest, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation etc.
This museum has a gallery of permanent exhibition of several specimens of plants and animals. And, also it has huge collection of Nepal's bio diversity. Information about Natural History Museum and its collection can be obtained from its own website.
This museum is scientific authority in Nepal for CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) since 1990 for the conservation of fauna. NHM helps several organizations of Nepal Government to identify and certify various animals. It also is conducting training programs on CITES related issues to allied individuals and organizations in Nepal. Within the last one year (July 2013 to June 2014), the NHM with its limited resources have initiate frameworks of holistic development. One of such context is the issue of four postage stamps by Postal Service Department on 31st December 2013 with the theme of First Natural History Museum Stamps Series:
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References: inside text of an official FDC [page1] [page2]
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Last update 20.01.2018
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