New Zealand postage stamps year 1968 Olympic Games Mexico Mint never hinged
The New Zealand 1968 Olympic Games issue is significant because it was part of the annual Health Stamps release and commemorated the Games of the XIX Olympiad held in Mexico City.
Here are the details for the New Zealand 1968 Olympic Games stamps:
🇳🇿 New Zealand 1968: Olympic Games (Mexico) Health Stamps
The issue consists of two definitive stamps sold with a surcharge, common for New Zealand Health Stamps, which donated a portion of the price to a charitable fund.
| Feature | Detail |
| Issue Theme | The XIX Olympiad, Mexico City |
| Issue Type | Annual Health Stamps |
| Release Date | August 7, 1968 |
| Designer | Leonard C. Mitchell |
| Printer | Harrison & Sons Ltd., London |
| Printing Process | Lithography |
| Catalogue Numbers | Scott (Standard Set): B75-B76 |
| Stanley Gibbons (SG): 887-888 | |
| Michel: 487-488 |
Stamp Details
The set comprises two values, each featuring an Olympic sport. Note that the face value includes a surcharge (denoted by the plus sign, e.g., $0.03 + $0.01).
| Face Value | Design Motif | Catalogue Number (Scott) |
| $0.03 + $0.01 | Runner (Athletics) | B75 |
| $0.04 + $0.01 | Swimmer (Aquatics) | B76 |
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