Australia 1971 (09 Feb) Space Cover APOLLO 14 Bureau Of Meteorology Brisbane
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Australia 1971 (09 Feb) Space Cover with blue cachet "IMAGE HELICOPTER/SPACE CAPSULE ON SEA/TO HONOUR/APOLLO MISSION" and blue handstamp "REGIONAL DIRECTOR/BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY/BOX 413, G.P.O./BRISBANE" unaddressed and affixed with 6c orange QEII stamp cancelled "BRISBANE/2 30PM/1 9 FEB 1/1971/QLD 4000" and slogan "INCLUDE THE/POST CODE/IN EVERY ADDRESS". The command module Kitty Hawk splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean on February 9, 1971 at 21:05 [UTC], approximately 760 nautical miles (1,410 km) south of American Samoa. After recovery by the ship USS New Orleans, the crew was flown to Pago Pago International Airport in Tafuna for a reception before being flown on a C-141 cargo plane to Honolulu. The Apollo 14 astronauts were the last lunar explorers to be quarantined on their return from the Moon.
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Item #: INV-130709
Condition Co
Pricing in AU$
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Within Australia
A$
5.00
(inc GST 0.45 )
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Outside Australia
A$ 4.55
(approx. US$3.05)
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