These items below were issued for the launch of the STS-51L flight, which ended in disaster for this mission, the Astronauts lost their lives in the explosion at Kennedy Space Center Florida on January 28, 1986. Other items listed include events that followed this disaster, such as the memorial service, special postmarks, and the Presidential Commission to investigate this tragedy, etc. 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 a black all purpose Space Shuttle rubber stamp cachet that shows a Shuttle launch.