1974 Commonwealth Games

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		Cat.	Mint Unhinged	Fine Used
4c	Women's Hurdles	195a	$0.45	$0.45
5c	Men's Paraplegic Basketball	195b	$0.45	$0.45
10c	Cycling	195c	$0.45	$0.45
18c	Rifle Shooting	195d	$1.35	$1.35
23c	Men's Lawn Bowls	195e	$2.25	$2.25

	Set of 5	195f	$4.70	$4.70

	First Day Cover - 9 January 1974	195g		$4.50
	… Five Stamps : 4c (195a), 5c (195b), 10c (195c), 18c (195d), 23c (195e)

This issue commemorates the 10th British Commonwealth Games held in Ōtautahi / Christchurch with the exception of the 5 cent stamp which commemorates the 4th Paraplegic Games held in Ōtepoti / 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 Ōtautahi / 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

Pages 190 - 191

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