British Technology
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The Jodrell Bank telescope became operational in mid-1957, in time for the launch of the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite. The telescope was the only one able to track Sputnik's booster rocket by radar. This cover was posted at Jodrell Bank and postmarked from Macclesfield, the nearest Post Office.
Jodrell Bank
| Stock Code: | 51664 |
| Issue Date: | 19 Sep 1966 |
| Issue: | 19 September 1966 - British Technology |
| Stamp Type: | Commemoratives |
| Stamp Details: | 4d Jodrell Bank 6d Motor Cars 1s 3d Hovercraft 1s 6d Nuclear Power |
| Producer/Series: | Stuart |
| Postmark: | Macclesfield, CDS Postmark |
| Availability: | In Stock |
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