Thursday, May 25, 2017

Canadian Baseball - 1988

Sep 14, 1988 Beachville, Ontario
Canada Post Official FDC
signed by Gene Mauch, Montreal Expos manager 1969-1975
 Toronto, Ontario commemorative cancel
Wanda Chirnside, Toronto, Ontario

Gateway cachet
Colorano Silk
Gill Craft

Sep 14, 1988 Canada Post honors the sport of baseball..The roots of baseball in Canada go back to 4 June 1838 in Beachville, Ontario, where the first recorded organized game of baseball in North America took place. Canada's long and colorful baseball history has had many great moments and Canadians have distinguished themselves in both the minor and major leagues.

Baseball's popularity in Canada heightened with the acquisition of two major league franchises. The National League's Montreal Expos played their first game in April 1969, while the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League began play in April 1977. Besides the professionals there are now well over a million baseball players in Canada playing all forms of the game.

The cachet illustration for the Canada Post cover features an early baseball game was published in the Canadian Illustrated News July 1874.. printed on the back of the Canada Post official first day cover...

San Diego Padres - 1994


April 4, 1994 San Diego, Ca - Opening Day
Jack Murphy Stadium
Padres host the Atlanta Braves, as the Braves take the 4-1 victory
Braves RBIs: Deion Sanders (home run), Ryan Klesko (home run) and Javy Lopes 1 each
Padres single run comes off a wild pitch by Greg McMichael allowing Derek Bell to score
Greg Maddux earns the win and Andy Benes the loss 

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Roberto Clemente

Roberto Clemente Post Office Dedication - December 21, 2003 Carolina, PR

The main post office in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Clemente's hometown was named in honor of him. The US Postal Service held a dedication ceremony to commemorate the event, along with a pictorial postmark, which used the image of Clemente from the postage stamp issue in 1984.
Anibal Acevado Vila, the US Caribbean possession's nonvoting delegate to the US Congress, presented a bill in July to rename the post office in honor of Clemente. President Bush signed the bill on October 10.
USA Today 2003.12.22


August 6, 1998 Cooperstown, NY
25th Anniversary of Roberto Clemente's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Zaso silk cachet

St Vincent 1992 - Hall of Fame Series

 Roberto Clemente Night - Sept 19, 1997 Pittsburgh, Pa
The Pittsburgh Pirates wore a Clemente commemorative patch on the right sleeve of their game jersey. But on this night the Houston Astros would prevail defeating the Pirates 8-4

Roberto Clemente - 1984

1984 the Year in Baseball
cachet commemorates the 1984 Olympics, a rubber stamp commemorates the 1984 World Series and the stamp and postmark commemorate Roberto Clemente
Baseball trifecta

Roberto Clemente - 1984 unofficials

Philadelphia Love Affair cachet - Baseball batter at top of image
Philadelphia is a city of....
Phillies Phanatic seen in first panel

Trenton, NJ
Game with Los Angeles unofficial postmark
Batsto, NJ
Batsto Village is located in Washington Township, NJ: 1958 plans started for a restoration of a mansion and lake. 1950 the Village became a popular historic tourist site. The site includes 40 structures: blacksmith, visitor center, stable, ice and milk house and working Post Office

Roberto Clemente - 1984 unofficials

Carolina, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Star Junction, Pa
 
Pittsburgh, Pa
 
Cooperstown, NY  - -  Diamond, Oh

Pueblo Station, Carolina, Puerto Rico




Roberto Clemente - 1984 unofficials

 

Luis Alvardo cachets with various Puerto Rico unofficial postmarks

Roberto Clemente - 1984

Pugh #/50
Selectcover
Uncovers
Aloha cachet
Mille hand painted


Roberto Clemente - 1984

 


Baseball Advertiser

Roberto Clemente - 1984

 

Old Bridge (NJ) Philatelic Corp
artist Don Bloom

Roberto Clemente - 1984

David C cachet
Gold Mine numbered to 500
unknown
Sport Americana
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