Australian ELDO F-4 Covers


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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