Biography: Murdoch, Colin Albert

Murdoch postage stamp

A $2.50 postage stamp featuring both a photograph and technical drawings of Colin Murdoch’s tranquilliser pistol

Colin Murdoch’s tranquilliser gun was featured in a 2007 New Zealand Post series called ‘Clever Kiwis’.

Using this item

Reference: 2007 Tranquilliser Gun ‒ Clever Kiwis stamp issue

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How to cite this page

Gareth Phipps. 'Murdoch, Colin Albert', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2021. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/postage-stamp/47520/murdoch-postage-stamp (accessed 4 June 2026).