King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev, 1949 Definitive Series

Nepal · 1949 · 1 Rupee

This definitive stamp features a portrait of King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev, the monarch who led Nepal out of the Rana dynasty's rule. The design is a classic engraved portrait, common for definitive issues of the era, framed with ornate patterns and the country's name in Devanagari script.

Issued in 1949, this stamp represents the final years of the Rana regime's century-long rule, just before King Tribhuvan's successful effort to restore the monarchy's power and introduce democratic reforms in 1951.