1974 Commonwealth Games
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Cat. |
Mint Unhinged |
Fine Used |
4c |
Women's Hurdles |
195a |
$0.45 |
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$0.45 |
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5c |
Men's Paraplegic Basketball |
195b |
$0.45 |
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$0.45 |
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10c |
Cycling |
195c |
$0.45 |
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$0.45 |
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18c |
Rifle Shooting |
195d |
$1.35 |
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$1.35 |
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23c |
Men's Lawn Bowls |
195e |
$2.25 |
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$2.25 |
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Set of 5 |
195f |
$4.70 |
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$4.70 |
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First Day Cover - 9 January 1974 |
195g |
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$4.50 |
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… Five Stamps : 4c (195a), 5c (195b), 10c (195c), 18c (195d), 23c (195e) |
This issue commemorates the 10th British Commonwealth Games
held in Christchurch with the exception of the 5 cent stamp which
commemorates the 4th Paraplegic Games held in Dunedin in 1974.
The
Commonwealth Games were held from January 24 to February 2. Following the
massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the Commonwealth
Games in Christchurch was the first multi-sport event that placed the
safety of participants and spectators above all else. Security guards
surrounded the athlete's village - which are now halls of residence on
the University of Canterbury campus - and there was an exceptionally
high-profile police presence. Despite the precautions, the games went
without hitch and were called "the friendly games".
Nine
sports were featured with 1,276 athletes competing in athletics, badminton,
boxing, cycling, lawn bowls, shooting, swimming and diving, weightlifting
and wrestling.
Bibliography
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume VI
Edited by D. E. G. Naish FRPSNZ and K. J. McNaught FRPSNZ FRPSL
Publsihed 1975 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated
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