Nepal 1961 King Mahendra 'On Service' Official Stamps Set
Nepal · 1961 · 1, 2, 5 Paisa
This set of three official stamps from Nepal, issued in 1961, features a portrait of King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. Each stamp is overprinted with 'On Service' in Nepali, indicating their use for government mail.
Issued during the reign of King Mahendra (1955-1972), these stamps served to differentiate official government correspondence from regular mail, a common practice in many countries during this period of significant political and social change.
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