Truly, a space collection centerpiece. These are the first covers to be carried into space aboard the Space Shuttle and then made available to the public. The cover shown here is one of them. Each cover has a unique serial number on the backside Each cover comes with informative illustrated six page color folder on the flight of the STS-8 Space Shuttle. The front side of this folder is shown below.
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.