| Australia 1972 (07 Dec) Set of 2 Space Covers SKYLARK SL1202 AAMC R179 Woomera
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| Australia 1972 (07 Dec) Set of 2 Space Covers SKYLARK AAMC R179 with blue on green cachet "ROCKET LAUNCHING" and blue text "SL1202 FIRED FROM WOOMERA, 7TH/DECEMBER, 1972, 15.32 HOURS 48 SECS./BY LEICESTER UNIVERSITY TO OBSERVE THE/LUNAR OCCULATION OF THE COSMIC X-RAY/SOURCE GX5-1 ON 7TH DECEMBER , 1972. THE/NEXT OCCASION ON WHICH SUCH AN OCCULTA-/TION WILL BE VISIBLE FROM WOOMERA WILL BE/IN 10 YEARS TIME" and "LENGTH: 38.15 FT/1ST STAGE/2ND/PAYLOAD/ETC/ WEIGHT: (DRY) 4136 LB./1ST/2ND/PAYLOAD ETC/MINITES/SECS/O GOLDFINCH BOOST IGNITION THROUGH TO 14/10 HEAD AND PARACHUTE IMPACT" unaddressed and affixed with either 7c Accountancy stamp or 7c Telegraph stamp cancelled "WOOMERA/-7DE72/SA-AUST"
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Item #: INV-130936
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