NZ Post stamp celebrates Natalie Rooney’s Olympic medal win

NZ Post stamp celebrates Natalie Rooney’s Olympic medal win

Silver medal winner Natalie Rooney is featured on a brand new stamp which celebrates her success at the Rio Games.

“New Zealand Post congratulates Natalie Rooney on her silver medal in the women’s trap shooting,” says Head of Stamps and Coins, Simon Allison. “This win is all the more special for being the first medal for New Zealand at the 2016 Games.”

“Our athletes are truly inspirational and like the rest of New Zealand, we’re following their progress in Rio,” says Simon Allison.

Every time New Zealand wins a medal at the Games, a special sheet of six stamps will be printed showing images of the medal winners. The stamps will be available to order online at nzpost.co.nz/roadtorio and a range of Olympic medallist stamps will be available to purchase in selected PostShops.

The medallist stamps are part of a series of collectable stamps and coins produced for Rio 2016 depicting the journey of New Zealand’s Olympic athletes, from training in the New Zealand landscape to their ultimate destination of Rio. The series features elements of NZOC’s “Be the inspiration” ribbon as well as ten icons representing the sports in which New Zealand has previously won gold medals.

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