Description: This artifact is an unissued 3c + 1c multicolored semi-postal stamp from the 1968 New Zealand Health Stamps series. Designed by the prominent New Zealand artist Leonard Cornwall Mitchell, the design honors the 1968 Summer Olympic Games held in Mexico City. The illustration captures a female athlete slicing through turbulent blue water in a powerful front crawl stroke beneath the iconic multi-colored Olympic rings, which framing the date "1968". True to the country's unique "Health Stamp" tradition, the denomination is clearly divided into two parts, with 3 cents paying for standard domestic postage and the 1 cent surtax directly funding children's health camps across the nation.
Circa: 1968
Condition: Mint
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