These anniversary items below were issued in tribute to the Astronauts who lost their lives in the Space Shuttle 51-L explosion at Kennedy Space Center Florida on January 28, 1986. The explosion 73 seconds after liftoff claimed the lives of all the crew and destroyed the vehicle. All items are covers unless otherwise noted. Any cover larger than a number 6 size will be noted or any item of an unordinary size will be so noted.
All covers are unaddressed unless otherwise noted.
All covers are cacheted unless otherwise noted. A brief description of the cachet is given of the event being commemorated. If covers are autographed they are genuine, unless otherwise noted. Items listed here may not be listed in any particular order. With Kennedy Space Center FL hand cancel on a 32 cent flag stamp.