Commonwealth Games Australian Sports Stamps

The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, mutil-sport event. Held every four years, it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Attendance at the Commonwealth Games is typically around 5,000 athletes. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the organisation that is responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games.

As well as many Olympic sports, the Games also include some sports that are played mainly in Commonwealth countries, such as lawn bowls, rugby sevens and netball.

There are currently 53 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and 71 teams participate in the Games. The four onstituent countries of the United Kingdom – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – send separate teams to the Commonwealth Games, and individual teams are also sent from the British Crown dependencies, and many of the British overseas territories. The Australian external territory of Norfolk Island also sends its own team, as do the Cook Islands and Niue, two states in free association with New Zealand.

Only six teams have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. Australia has been the highest scoring team for ten games, England for seven and Canada for one.

The Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) is the national body responsible for Commonwealth Games operations, publicity and development in Australia, specifically providing and organising funding, clothing, travel, accommodation and accreditation of athletes and officials to each Commonwealth Games. The ACGA is both an incorporated association and a non-profit organisation.

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Avant Card of Sydney NSW, 2003 publicity post card titled Melbourne Australia, 100 mm x 150 mm, serviced as a maximum card, 50c self-adhesive Melbourne 2006 Games Logo, commemorative first day of issue postmark 12 January 2006, Melbourne Victoria 3000, 18 postmarked and numbered.

$20

CWM01

Australian Post Office, souvenir event envelope shows Cyclist (Shane Kelly) DL (110 mm x 220 mm), titled Australia Post Commonwealth Games Letter Link, to encourage supporters to write to competitors at the Games, $1.25 Cyclist stamp, commemorative first day of issue postmark 1 March 2006, Melbourne Victoria 3000, 18 postmarked and numbered.

$20

CWM02

Australian Post Office, pre-stamped postage paid postcard, 160 mm x 118 mm, printed as the invitation to the opening of the 2006 stamp exhibition Golden Moments Stamps of the Commonwealth Games, serviced as a maximum card by affixing the 50c self-adhesive Runner stamp for the Games, commemorative first day of issue postmark 1 March 2006, Melbourne Victoria 3000, 18 cards postmarked and numbered.

$20

CWM03

Australian Post Office, souvenir event envelope shows Runner (Cathy Freeman), DL (110 mm x 220 mm), titled Australia Post Commonwealth Games Letter Link, to encourage supporters to write to competitors at the Games, 50¢ Runner stamp (both versions), commemorative first day of issue postmark 1 March 2006, Melbourne Victoria 3000, 18 postmarked and numbered.

$25

CWM04

Australian Post Office, souvenir event envelope shows Swimmer (Petria Thomas), DL (110 mm x 220 mm), titled Australia Post Commonwealth Games Letter Link, to encourage supporters to write to competitors at the Games, 50c Gold Medal stamp Women’s 50 metres Butterfly Swimmer (Danni Miatke), commemorative first day of issue postmark 18 March 2006, Melbourne Victoria 3000, 9 postmarked and numbered.

$25

CWM05

Australian Post Office, souvenir event envelope shows Swimmer (Petria Thomas), DL (110 mm x 220 mm), titled Australia Post Commonwealth Games Letter Link, to encourage supporters to write to competitors at the Games, 50c Gold Medal stamp Women’s 200 metres Butterfly Swimmer (Jessicah Schipper), commemorative first day of issue postmark 22 March 2006, Melbourne Victoria 3000, 9 postmarked and numbered.

$25

CWM06

Australian Post Office, souvenir event envelope, DL (110 mm x 220 mm), titled Australia Post Commonwealth Games Letter Link 2006, to encourage supporters to write to competitors at the Games, 50c Gold Medal stamp Women’s 400 metres Hurdles (Jana Pittman), commemorative first day of issue postmark 24 March 2006, Melbourne Victoria 3000, 10 postmarked and numbered.

$25

CWM07

Australian Post Office, pre-stamped postage paid postcard, 120 mm x 160 mm, titled Melbourne Cricket Ground, Official Licensed Product XVIII Commonwealth Games.

$15

CWM08

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British Empire Games Sydney was held from 3 to 19 February 1938, envelope to Cape Town South Africa, 11B (90 mm x 145 mm), commemorative postmark 21 January 1938, APM420, from the temporary post office at the Games Village that functioned from 3 January to 19 February 1938, some foxing but scarce item used through the mails.

$100

CWO 01

Wesley Cover Service (WCS) of Largs North South Australia, first day cover, Size 6 (95 mm x 165 mm), 5d Perth Games stamp, cancelled on first day of issue, pictorial Games Hurdler postmark, games Village Perth Western Australia.

CWO03

Stamp News of Melbourne Victoria, sheet 105 mm x 150 mm, reproduced with the permission of the Australian Post Office, an unadopted design for the 1962 Games stamp issue.

$15

CWO04