A commemorative postage stamp on the Centenary of Bir Hospital, oldest hospital of Nepal :
Issued by Nepal
Issued on Sep 13, 1990
Issued by :
His Majesty’s Government
Postal Services Department
Nepal Philatelic Bureau
Kathmandu
Design : This stamp which is brought out to commemorate the centenary celebration of Bir Hospital depicts the logo of Bir Hospital together with the picture of God Dhanwantary, the founder of medical science.
Designer : K. Karmacharya
Type : Stamp, Postal Used
Denomination : 60 Paisa
Colour : Multicolour
Size : 29.6 x 38.5 mm
Format : Vertical
Paper : Special stamp paper
Quantity : 2,000,000 (Two millions)
Sheet : 50
Process : Offset
Printer : Austrian Government Printing Office, Vienna, Austria
About :
- Bir Hospital was established during the reign of late His Majesty King Prithivi Bir Bikram Shah Dev in 1947 B.S. It was established by the then Prime Minister Bir Shumsher JBR of Nepal. This institution has been the pioneer allopathic medical hospital of the country which is now trying to provide health services to the general public, using latest technology and equipments.
