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1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games commemorative stamps

Two of these stamps (top row, first and second left) show the Commonwealth Games logo and mascot. The others depict the sports of swimming, cycling, gymnastics, weightlifting, bowls and athletics.

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New Zealand Post

Reference: 1990 Commonwealth Games stamp issue

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Joseph Romanos, Olympic and Commonwealth games – New Zealand as the Commonwealth Games host, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/37928/1990-auckland-commonwealth-games-commemorative-stamps (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Joseph Romanos, published 1 May 2012, updated 1 June 2023.