Australian ELDO F-9 Covers


This table represents event covers released for the ELDO F-9 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-9 - 12 June 1970  
EDO-09a Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range MAY NOT EXIST 0
EDO-09b Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range MAY NOT EXIST 0
EDO-09c Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range MAY NOT EXIST1 - Country list in form of a rectangle 0
EDO-09d4 Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Green - Shows drawing of rocket launch 0
EDO-09e Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range  MAY NOT EXIST 0
EDO-09f Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Simple text cachet in top left corner 0
EDO-09g3 Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Red. Green3 or Black3versions exist.  Arthur Bergen cover shows a photo of a rocket launch 0
EDO-09h Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range MAY NOT EXIST 0
EDO-09i-1 Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Black or Red - Max Chittan Kangaroo & Rocket cachet 0
EDO-09i-2 Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Black card- Max Chittan cachet? shows map of Australia and ELDO/CECLES & ESRO/CERS emblems plus text 0
EDO-09j Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Yellow & Red Orbit cover- shows rocket, ELDO emblem and national flags 0
EDO-09k Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range MAY NOT EXIST 0
EDO-09l Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Multicolour - Shows photo of rocket launch
Purple version exists
Paste-on Greyscale version exists
5
EDO-09m Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Blue & Brown - Shows stage 3 in space - Note the addressee is the E.L.D.O. Mess. 0
EDO-09n Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Black - Shows hour glass listing ELDO launches on top of rocket orbiting the Earth with participating nations. Both normal airmail and long airmail versions exist. 0
EDO-09o Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Green plus Red - Two text cachets 0
EDO-09p Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Australia Post rust Shield  FDC and the open grey version. And an Excelsior philatelic cover. A Seven Seas cover. And this one. 4
EDO-09q Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range MAY NOT EXIST 0
EDO-09r Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Great Britain postcard with Great Britain stamps 1
EDO-09s Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range German meter cancel plus red Text cachet 0
EDO-09t Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Australian 10c Aerogram 0
EDO-09u Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Green - Cleveland Astro cover 0
EDO-09v Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Blue - Circular cachet shows rocket orbiting the Earth & the Southern Cross with participating nations. Both normal airmail and long airmail versions exist. A rare (only one seen) version2 with silver graphic & gold text exists. 3
EDO-09w Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Multicolour - Philips Telemetry Guidance Programme Unit cachet shows a rocket. 0
 EDO-09x to 09ad Not Used   0
EDO-09ae Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Black & Red drawing of a rocket in a triangle 0
           
Tracking Covers have special Woomera ELDO postmark (except DRGTS Gove) plus station cachet - most are hard to find
EDO-T9a Tracking Woomera Weapons Research Establishment (WRE) Green - Shows drawing of  rocket launch 4
EDO-T9b Tracking Mirikata Mirikata Purple - Photo of rocket launch 3
EDO-T9c Tracking Woomera DSS/41 Station cachet only. Also exists on an airmail letter 3
EDO-T9d Tracking Woomera Baker-Nunn Station cachet only 3
EDO-T9e Tracking Woomera Red Lake Multicolour - Photo of rocket launch 3
EDO-T9f Tracking Woomera Lake Hart Station cachet only 3
EDO-T9g Tracking Nhulunbuy DRGTS Gove Black - Country list in form of a rectangle 3
EDO-T9h Tracking Nhulunbuy DRGTS Gove Various Browns - Unusual aboriginal type cachet 3
EDO-T9i Tracking Woomera Weapons Research Establishment (WRE) Purple or Greyscale4 - Photo of rocket launch 3
EDO-T9j Tracking Woomera Weapons Research Establishment (WRE) Grey - Unusual German cover shows a rocket launch 0
EDO-T9k Tracking Mirikata Mirikata & Lake Hart Both station cachets on airmail envelope 0
           
Signatures  
EDO-S9a Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range 8 signatures of ELDO personnel on back of long airmail version of EDO-09v 0
EDO-S9b Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Various combinations of 7 signatures of ELDO Team members on the purple version of EDO-09l 0
EDO-S9c Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Signature of German Team Leader 0
EDO-S9d Launch Woomera Woomera Rocket Range Signature of Len Beadell on EDO-09i-1. See article 1 & article 2 0

 

Notes
1) Only seen on some Tracking covers
2) From the collection of Simon Cronk
3) From the collection of Charles Bromser
4) Sold on eBay in 2022

 

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