Thursday, January 5, 2017

Delaware Sport Card Show

May 3, 1986 Dover, De
First Blue Hen Mall Baseball Card show
signed by Forrest Jacobs and Dick Hall

The Blue Hen Mall opened in 1968 and closed in 1991 when it was converted into a corporate center. It was the main mall in Dover until the Dover Mall opened in 1982.

Forrest "Spook" Jacobs - second baseman playing for the Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1954-1956. Born in Cheswold, De - 1925
Jacobs worked with cachet producer Herman McNatt, together they produced a line of first day covers "Baseball Parade" that honored the stamp issue, but also featured Jacobs and autographed.



Dick Hall - pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies from 1952-197. He compiled a W-L record of 93-75, with a 3.32 ERA.
2-time World Series Champion and an inductee into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame



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