King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah

Nepal · 1930 · 8 Paisa

This definitive stamp features a portrait of King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah, who reigned from 1911 until his death in 1955. The design is simple, focusing on the monarch's profile within an ornate frame, with the denomination and country name inscribed in Devanagari script.

Issued during the Rana dynasty's autocratic rule, this stamp represents the period when the Shah king was a figurehead. King Tribhuvan would later play a crucial role in overthrowing the Ranas and establishing a constitutional monarchy in 1951.