A commemorative postage stamp on the 10th Anniversary of the Asia Pacific Tele-community (1979–1989) :
Issued by Nepal
Issued on Oct 5, 1989
Issued by :
His Majesty’s Government
Postal Services Department
Nepal Philatelic Bureau
Kathmandu
Design : This special postage stamp has been brought out in commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of Asia–Pacific Tele-community depicting its emblem.
Designer : K. Karmacharya
Type : Stamp, Postal Used
Denomination : Rs. 4
Colour : Multicolour
Size : 24.5 mm x 33 mm
Format : Vertical
Paper : Special Stamp paper
Quantity : 1,000,000 (One million)
Sheet : 50
Process : Offset
Printer : Austrian Government Printing office, Vienna, Austria
About :
- Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) was established in May 1979 at Bangkok as a regional telecommunication organisation under the auspices of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific by an inter-governmental agreement.
- Its main objective is to ensure balanced development of Telecommunications in the Asia and Pacific region and has therefore carried out activities such as experts services, fellowships for training of officials of member countries. Nepal is one of the founder members of APT and to this date it has 21 members, 2 associate members and 13 affiliate members.
