Issue information
It was decided that the games be held every four years. Later, at Jamaica in 1966, it was agreed that the term 'Empire' should be dropped and the games should in the future be known as the 'British Commonwealth Games'. In 1974, forty four years after the first games, over thirty countries and approximately 2000 athletes took part in the 10th British Commonwealth Games at Christchurch, New Zealand. The first Paraplegic Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, in 1962. In 1974 the 4th Paraplegic Games were held in Dunedin, New Zealand. To commemorate these two sporting events in New Zealand in 1974 five stamps were issued.
4c
Women's Hurdles
5c
Men's Basketball
10c
Cycling
18c
Rifle Shooting
23c
Men's Lawn Bowls
Stamp bulletin
This stamp issue first appeared in New Zealand Post Stamp Bulletin No. 11 in February 1974.
Acknowledgments: Bulletin scanned and provided by John Biddlecombe of the New Zealand Society of Great Britain. Their web site offers further information useful to those interested in the stamps and postal history of New Zealand. Link: http://www.nzsgb.org.uk/
Technical information
| Date of Issue: | 9 January 1974 |
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| Designers: | M Cleverley, Wellington |
| Printers: | Harrison and Sons, England |
| Stamp Size: | 24.13mm x 40.64mm |
| Sheet Size: | 100 stamps per sheet |
| Process: | Lithography |
| Perforation Gauge: | 13.25 x 14 |
| Paper Type: | Harrison and Sons, chalk surfaced, unwatermarked |