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Archive of 1939 Rocket Mail Trial Covers
and Related Commemorative Items.
Inventario de los Sobres del Cohete Postal de 1939
y Material Commemorativo Relacionado

If you wish to learn details of the first attempt in the World at transporting mail via a rocket,
refer to the following bibliography:
Si desea familiarizarse con los detalles del primer intento en el mundo de
transportar correspondencia por medio de cohetes,
refiérase a la siguientes bibliografía:
 

Bibliography of the Cuban Postal Rocket Experiment
Bibliografía del Experimento del Cohete Postal Cubano

by/por Ernesto Cuesta

(This page is still being developed--Esta página todavía está en desarrollo)


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First Trial -- 1 Oct -- Primer Intento
Example from the Robert B. Spooner Collection
1939-10-01-Exp-Rocket-Flight-Trial1-Item1
1939-10-01-Exp-Rocket-Flight-Trial1-Item1-Back
1939-10-01-Exp-Rocket-Flight-Trial1-Item2
1939-10-01-Exp-Rocket-Flight-Trial1-Item3
1939-10-01-Exp-Rocket-Flight-Trial1-Item3-Back
1939-10-01-Exp-Rocket-Flight-Trial1-Item4
1939-10-01-Exp-Rocket-Flight-Trial1-Item5
1939-10-01-Exp-Rocket-Flight-Trial1-Item6
Second Trial -- 3 Oct -- Segundo Intento
Examples from the Robert B. Spooner Collection
1939-10-03-Exp-Rocket-Flight-Trial2-Item1-Signed-Terry&Funes
Third Trial -- 8 Oct -- Tercer Intento
Examples from the Robert B. Spooner Collection
1939-10-08-Exp-Rocket-Flight-Trial3-Item1
1939-10-08-Exp-Rocket-Flight-Trial3-Item2-Signed-Terry&Funes
Official Launch -- 15 Oct -- Lanzamiento Official
Examples from the Robert B. Spooner Collection
Souvenir-sheet-Cohete-Postal
Official Launch Photos--Fotos Lanzamiento Oficial
Foto-Lanzamiento-Cohete-Postal
Cuban-Postal-Rocket-Ceremony
Cuban-Postal-Rocket-Ceremony-Key
Cuban-Postal-Rocket-Loading-Mail
Cuban-Postal-Rocket-Loading-Mail-Key
Anniversary Covers & Souvenirs -- Sobres Aniversarios & Souvenirs
1st Anniversary
Examples from the Robert B. Spooner Collection
Souvenir-Label-I-Anniv-Cohete-Postal-white
Souvenir-Label-I-Anniv-Cohete-Postal-blue
Souvenir-Label-I-Anniv-Cohete-Postal-red
3rd Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-III-Anniv-1942
5th Anniversary
Examples from the Robert B. Spooner Collection
Postal-Rocket-V-Anniv-1944-01
10th Anniversary

14th Anniversary
Commemorative-Cover-XIV-Anniv-Cohete-Postal
Souvenir-Club-Filatelico-Nacional-XIV-Anniv-Cohete-Postal
15th Anniversary
Examples from the Robert B. Spooner Collection
Postal-Rocket-XV-Anniv-1954-01
Postal-Rocket-XV-Anniv-1954-02
Postal-Rocket-XV-Anniv-1954-03
Postal-Rocket-XV-Anniv-1954-04
Postal-Rocket-XV-Anniv-1954-05
Postal-Rocket-XV-Anniv-1954-06-signed-Bello&Terry
Postal-Rocket-XV-Anniv-1954-07
Postal-Rocket-XV-Anniv-1954-08
Postal-Rocket-XV-Anniv-1954-09-signed-Terry
20th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XX-Anniv-1959-01
Postal-Rocket-XX-Anniv-1959-02
Postal-Rocket-XX-Anniv-1959-03
Postal-Rocket-XX-Anniv-1959-04
Postal-Rocket-XX-Anniv-1959-05
Postal-Rocket-XX-Anniv-1959-06
Postal-Rocket-XX-Anniv-1959-07
Postal-Rocket-XX-Anniv-1959-08
Postal-Rocket-XX-Anniv-1959-09
Postal-Rocket-XX-Anniv-1959-10
Souvenir-sheet-Club-Filatélico-Nacional-XX-Anniv-Cohete-Postal
Label-Club-Filatelico-Nacional-XX-Anniv-Cohete-Postal
Souvenir-Club-Filatélico-Nacional-XX-Anniv-Cohete-Postal-blue
Souvenir-Club-Filatélico-Nacional-XX-Anniv-Cohete-Postal-red
Souvenir-Club-Filatélico-Nacional-XX-Anniv-Cohete-Postal-orange
Commemorative-Cover-XX-Anniv-Cohete-Postal-white-label
Commemorative-Cover-XX-Anniv-Cohete-Postal-yellow-label
Commemorative-Cover-XX-Anniv-Cohete-Postal-pink-label
Commemorative-Cover-XX-Anniv-Cohete-Postal--Disparando
24th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XXIV-Anniv-1963-01
Postal-Rocket-XXIV-Anniv-1963-02
Postal-Rocket-XXIV-Anniv-1963-03
Postal-Rocket-XXIV-Anniv-1963-04
Postal-Rocket-XXIV-Anniv-1963-Labels
25th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XXV-Anniv-1964-01
Postal-Rocket-XXV-Anniv-1964-02
Postal-Rocket-XXV-Anniv-1964-03
Postal-Rocket-XXV-Anniv-1964-04
26th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XXVI-Anniv-1965-01
Postal-Rocket-XXVI-Anniv-1965-02-signed-Terry
Postal-Rocket-XXVI-Anniv-1965-03
27th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XXVII-Anniv-1966-01
Postal-Rocket-XXVII-Anniv-1966-02
Postal-Rocket-XXVII-Anniv-1966-03
28th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XXVIII-Anniv-1967-01
Postal-Rocket-XXVIII-Anniv-1967-02
Postal-Rocket-XXVIII-Anniv-1967-03
29th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XXIX-Anniv-1968-03
Postal-Rocket-XXIX-Anniv-1968-04
Postal-Rocket-XXIX-Anniv-1968-05
Postal-Rocket-XXIX-Anniv-1968-06
Postal-Rocket-XXIX-Anniv-1968-07
Postal-Rocket-XXIX-Anniv-1968-08
Postal-Rocket-XXIX-Anniv-1968-09
30th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XXX-Anniv-1969-01-signed-Terry
32th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XXXII-Anniv-1971-01
35th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XXXV-Anniv-1974-01
Postal-Rocket-XXXV-Anniv-1974-02-signed-Bello-Milian-Terry
36th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XXXVI-Anniv-1975-01
37th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XXXVII-Anniv-1976-01-signed-Bello-Milian-Terry
38th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XXXVIII-Anniv-1977-01
39th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XXXIX-Anniv-1978-01
41st Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XLI-Anniv-1980-01
Postal-Rocket-XLI-Anniv-1980-02
Postal-Rocket-XLI-Anniv-1980-03
Postal-Rocket-XLI-Anniv-1980-04
Postal-Rocket-XLI-Anniv-1980-05
42st Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-XLII-Anniv-1981-Green-SS
Postal-Rocket-XLII-Anniv-1981-Rose-SS
50th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-L-Anniv-1989-01
50th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-L-Anniv-1989-01
55th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-LV-Anniv-1994-01
70th Anniversary
Postal-Rocket-LXX-Anniv-2009-01
Postal-Rocket-LXX-Anniv-2009-02
Postal-Rocket-LXX-Anniv-2009-03
Postal-Rocket-LXX-Anniv-2009-04-Terry-photo
Other Commemorative Items -- Otros Materiales Conmemorativos
Examples from the Robert B. Spooner Collection
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If you have any good examples of any of these items,
I would appreciate receiving images for inclusion in this inventory.
Please scan stamps at a resolution of 600 dots per inch
and covers at 150 dpi with detail of the corresponding datestamps at 600 dpi.

Si usted tiene algunos buenos ejemplos de estos materiales,
le agradecería me enviara imágenes para incluirlas en este inventario.
Por favor haga las imágenes de los sellos con una resolución de 600 puntos por pulgada (dpi)
y las imágenes de las cubiertas a 150 dpi con detalle de los fechadores correspondientes a 600 dpi.

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This page was last modified on:  6 January 2019