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SCOTT NO
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931e A160
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DATE OF ISSUE
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1998 Jan 01
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FACE VALUE
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400fr
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COUNTRY
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Comoro Islands
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DESCRIPTION
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The stamp shows a meteorite Octaedrite moyenne. Meteorites are shooting stars. Some are stony & some are iron alloyed with nickel & traces of other metals. It ranges from sand grain sizes to masses weighing tons. Iron meteors are magnetic.
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MINERAL
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Meteorite
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VARIATION
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Block
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