Toronto Blue Jays

April 9, 2001 Canada Post first day cover

Toronto Blue Jays were founded in 1977, originally playing at Exhibition Stadium. The team color, blue is the traditional color of Toronto's collegiate and professional sport teams, including the NHL - Maple Leafs and the CFL- Argonauts. The Blue also references the original team owners Labatt Brewing Co., producers of Labatt's Blue

The Jays played their inaugural game on April 7, 1977 against the Chicago White Sox before a home crowd of 44,649. A minor snowstorm hit the stadium just before the game started, but the Jays would still go on to defeat the White Sox 9-5 powered by Doug Alt's 2-home runs

Blue Jays business envelope promoting 10th Anniversary - 1986

2014

Faux-stamps from the artist Shelina Pachai's Twitter