1963,Wild Life Preservation Himalyan Panda India 15nP watermark

1963, Himalyan Panda India 15nP watermark

Wild Life Preservation Himalayan Panda India 15 nP 1963 watermark

                 Text                                    :Himalayan Panda India 15 nP 1963 watermark

                 Condition                            : Ø = used/cancelled

Stamp Issue Date	:	07/10/1963
Postage Stamp Denomination	:	0.15
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0473
Postal Stamp Name	:	LESSER PANDA

                      Stamp Currency          :P
                      Stamp Type                 :COMMEMORATIVE
                      Stamp Language         :English
                      Stamp Overall Size      :3.91 x 2.9
                      Postal Stamp Print Size:3.63x2.62 cms.
                      Number of Stamps Per Sheet:35
                      Stamp Perforations     :13 x 13
                      Postage Stamp Paper  :Watermark All over multiple 'Lion Capital of Ashoka'
                      Indian Stamp Process  :Photogravure
                      Number of stamps printed   :5 million
                      Stamp Printed At:India Security Press
                      Indian Stamp's Color:Green and Golden brown (Superimposed) 
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IN CONTINUATION OF THE SERIES ON WILD LIFE AND TO COMMEMORATE THE WILDLIFE WEEK, A SET OF FIVE STAMPS WAS ISSUED FEATURING GAUR OR INDIAN BISON (10 NP.) HIMALAYAN RED PANDA OR CAT-BEAR (15NP.), INDIAN ELEPHANT (30NP)., TIGER (50NP.) AND INDIAN LION (1 RE.).

Stamp Information	:	RED PANDA Very few animals can boast of greater beauty than the Red, or Lesser, Panda (Ailurus fulgens). With their bright chestnut colour and white facial markings, pointed ears and black nose, darker under parts and faintly ringed tails they instantly catch the eye. They inhabit the middle ranges of the central and eastern Himalayas. They are found in fair numbers in Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and the North East Frontier agency of India, where they live in the temperate bamboo forests from about 6,000 to 12,000 feet elevation. In feeding habits they appear to be almost omnivorous, eating the leaves, shoots and roots of bamboo and other vegetation, fruit, small birds, eggs, insects and so on. Red Pandas are easily captured and tamed. Because of their cat-like and bear-like appearance they are sometimes known as 'cat-bears', and make most delightful pets. They have in recent years become increasingly popular in zoos of Europe and America.