King Tribhuvan with Pashupati Temple

Nepal · 1949 · 1 Paisa

This definitive stamp features a portrait of King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev, the reigning monarch at the time. In the background is a detailed depiction of the sacred Pashupati Temple, a famous and important Hindu temple complex located on the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu.

Issued in 1949, this stamp represents the final years of the Rana dynasty's autocratic rule, during which the King was largely a figurehead. King Tribhuvan would later play a pivotal role in overthrowing the Ranas and establishing democracy in 1951.