This table represents event covers released for the ELDO F-4 rocket launch from the Woomera Rocket Range, South Australia. Australia Post produced a special illustrative postmark for this launch.
| Designation | Type | Postmark | Station | Description | Rarity |
| ELDO F-4 - 24 May 1966 | |||||
| EDO-04a | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Green-Gold-Purple - Shows rocket above map of Australia and Europe | 3 |
| EDO-04b | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Purple - Shows rocket above map of Australia and Europe | 3 |
| EDO-04c | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Red - Country list in form of a rectangle | 3 |
| EDO-04d | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Red - Shows drawing of rocket launch | 3 |
| EDO-04e | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Blue - Shows map of Australia & rocket | 3 |
| EDO-04f | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Red - A.I.D.A. Text cachet in rectangle | 0 |
| EDO-04g | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Yellow & Black, Aqua & Black or Pink & Black2 - Arthur Bergen cover shows a rocket on pad. A version with an extra ELDO text cachet1 exists. See also this1 and this one1. | 3 |
| EDO-04h | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Black - 'Cover posted at Woomera .... ELDO Europa Rocket' - A long airmail cover version also exists. Also sent from several official sources. | 0 |
| EDO-04i | NOT USED | ||||
| EDO-04j | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Maroon & Brown - Shows flags of participating nations, rocket, emblem and extensive text | 0 |
| EDO-04k | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Blue - Shows rocket plus list of participating nations. Also exists without the extra maroon date. | 0 |
| EDO-04l | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | EDO-04h on top of greyscale photo of Woomera rockets | 0 |
| EDO-04m | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Larger envelope shows greyscale rocket on pad | 0 |
| EDO-04n | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Poor copy of EDO-04d but blue on large envelope | 0 |
| EDO-04o | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Maroon Rank cachet shows Australia & rocket - also shows ESRO 2A plus 2nd postmark from Vandenberg AFB | 0 |
| EDO-04p | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | A variety of general FDCs are known such as this Wesley cover. | 0 |
| EDO-04q | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Red text cachet | 0 |
| Tracking Covers have special Woomera ELDO postmark plus station cachet - all are extremely rare | |||||
| EDO-T4a | Tracking | Woomera | Weapons Research Establishment (WRE) | Unseen but reported to exist | 0 |
| EDO-T4b | Tracking | Woomera | Mirikata | Red - Country list in form of a rectangle | 1 |
| EDO-T4c | Tracking | Woomera | DSS/41 | Red - Country list in form of a rectangle | 1 |
| EDO-T4d | Tracking | Woomera | Baker-Nunn | Red - Country list in form of a rectangle | 1 |
| EDO-T4e | Tracking | Woomera | Red Lake | Red - Country list in form of a rectangle | 1 |
| Other | |||||
| EDO-O4a | Launch | Woomera | Woomera Rocket Range | Airmail Envelope with associated letter | 0 |
Notes
1) Seen on eBay 2018 a) 2020
2) From Simon Cronk's website
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