HEALTH OLYMPIC

Well just a short note
tonight I have had a ruff
day the best part about
the day was when the
mail run and I got some
new covers that I was
looking for I will share
them with you in a later
post tonight I showing

some more stamps
from New Zealand.

New Zealand was an early
and enthusiastic supporter
of the concept and spirit
of the Olympic Games
and have participated at
all Olympics since the 1920
Antwerp event.

However, in 1908 two
New Zealanders were
members of a joint team
with Australia at
White City, London.

New Zealand has competed
at all subsequent games,
often with particular distinction
for a country with such
a small population.

Even at boycott-hit Moscow
in 1980 the New Zealand
Olympic and
Commonwealth Games
flag flew as canoeing
and modern pentathlon
sportsmen defied the
government's wishes and
participated.

And despite overpowering
Northern Hemisphere
competition and the lack
of any success to
nourish ambition,
small New Zealand teams
have also competed at all
Olympic Winter Games
since 1952.

These four stamps contain
the usual surcharge which
is used to assist the funding of
New Zealand's
Children's Health Camps.

DATE OF ISSUE:

27 July 1988

DENOMINATIONS:
40c + 3c, 60c + 3c,
70c + 3c, 80c + 3c

DESIGNER:
Rod Proud, Auckland

PRINTER:
Leigh-Mardon Pty Ltd,
Melbourne, Australia

PROCESS:
Lithography

STAMP SIZE:
29.5 mm x 35 mm

now for some triva fun
and a chance for you
to get your self a FDC.
Be the frist person
that e-mail with the
answer will get it.

Did you know that 2,500
athletes are expected to
compete at Turin in 2006.

How many athletes competed
at the first Winter Games
in 1924 at Chamonix?

294 athletes
120 athletes
566 athletes

be the frist one to
guess and get a FDC.

Happy Stamping.