Joe DiMaggio - Editorial Novaro : 1969

The Festival del Mundo de la Historieta (Festival of the World of Cartoons/Comics) was a major promotional and anniversary celebration hosted by the prominent Mexican publisher Editorial Novaro throughout 1969.

The festival branding appeared on 1969 issues of popular translated American comic series published in Mexico by Novaro, including Superman, Tarzan, Bugs Bunny (El Conejo de la Suerte), Fantomas, and various Walt Disney titles (Historietas de Walt Disney).

As part of the 1969 celebration, Novaro released a companion sticker/stamp album (Álbum del Festival del Mundo de la Historieta). Readers collected and pasted stamps—which were printed or cut out from the covers and pages of participating Novaro comic books published that year. Joe DiMaggio was the only baseball player that was part of this collection

MiLB - Spartanburg SC

1989-June-27 Spartanburg SC - Duncan Park

 

The Spartanburg Spinners was the name of a minor league baseball team located in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1983.

The team played in the Class-A South Atlantic League in 1983, as an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Mike Maddux and Lance McCullers both played for the Spinners. 

The Spinners existed for a single season in Spartanburg, they were actually a continuation of the Spartanburg Phillies, a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1963 to 1994. The team changed its name a few times in the 1980s, playing as the Spartanburg Traders in 1981 and 1982, and the Spartanburg Suns in 1984 and 1985. They returned to the Phillies name in 1986 and kept it until their final season in 1994.

In 1995, the team moved to Kannapolis, North Carolina, becoming the Piedmont Phillies.

MiLB - Blue Jays

The Knoxville Blue Jays, locally referred to as the K-Jays, were a long-time Class AA farm club of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1980 until 1999

The team did showcase future Major League stars such as Jesse Barfield (’80 and ’81), Jimmy Key (’83), Cecil Fielder (’84-’85), Fred McGriff (’84), David Wells (’84 and ’86), Pat Hentgen (’90) and Jeff Kent (’91).The team was re-branded following the 1992 season, taking back the historic Knoxville Smokies name. The relationship with Toronto continued until 2003, when the St. Louis Cardinals replaced the Blue Jays as Knoxville’s parent club.

The Myrtle Beach Blue Jays were a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays, based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. They began play in the South Atlantic League in 1987 after being relocated from Florence, South Carolina (Florence Blue Jays).  During this time, they would see players such as Carlos Delgado, Steve Karsay, Derek Bell, Pat Hentgen, and Chris Weinke wear their uniform. The club was renamed the Myrtle Beach Hurricanes in 1991. The team was sold after the 1992 season and relocated to Maryland as the Hagerstown Suns (replacing an Eastern League franchise of the same name).

World Series: 1908 - Chicago Cubs v Detroit Tigers

2008-Mar-29 Kalamzoo MI - Kazoopex

1908 World Series - fifth edition of the World Series, it matched the defending National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs against the American League (AL) champion Detroit Tigers in a rematch of the 1907 Series. The Cubs won in five games for their second straight World Series title.

San Diego Padres - 2003

2003-Sep-28 San Diego CA - Qualcomm Stadium

Colorado Rockies 10 - 8 San Diego Padres

COL RBIs: Jay Payton 3 (HR); Chris Stynes 2; Juan Uribe 2 (HR); Charles Johnson 2 (HR); Greg Norton (HR)

SDP RBIs: Xavier Nady 3 (HR); Mark Loretta (HR); Phil Nevin; Mark Kotsay; Jake Peavy; Gary Bennett

Pitching COL: Javier López (W 1-inning)

Pitching SDP: Jay Witasik (L 0.2-inning)

The 2003 San Diego Padres season was the 35th season in franchise history. The team was managed by Bruce Bochy, as the team played their final season of home games at Qualcomm Stadium before moving the club to Petco Park the following season.

 

Japan Letter Writing Day - Pinch-hit

23-Jul-1983 Osaka Chuo (central) - Letter Writing Day

 

Cleveland Giants - 1922

1922-Jun-24 Boston MA

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Nippon Professional Baseball - 2000 Japan 20th Century

Japan 20th Century - Episode 7

Japan issued several mini sheets to commemorate their achievements during the 20th Century.  This sheet includes stamps honoring:

1) The Great Sea of Clouds by Fumihiko Otsuki first edition

2) Tokyp Ondo sheet music cover

3) Enoken Troupe: Kenichi Enomoto fro the stage play "Enoken's Golden Demon" and the film "Enoken's Youthful Suicide Tiger Story"

4-5) Professional Baseball formed. Image (Umpire, Catcher and Batter) from the US Tour at the time of the league's formation

6) Hachiko the Loyal Dog and his bronze statiue

7) "Miyamoto Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa; First edition "Earth and Water Volume"

8-9) Steam Locomotive D51 debuts

10) Ryukyu wood pigeon and hibiscus

 

Kerry Wood

1998-May-06 Chicago IL - Wrigley Field

Houston Astros 0 - 2 Chicago Cubs

CHC RBIs: José Hernández; Henry Rodríguez

Pitching CHC: Kerry Wood (W - complete game)

Pitching HOU: Shane Reynolds (L)

Kerry Lee Wood - American baseball pitcher, played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees. Wood first came to prominence as a 20-year-old rookie, when he recorded 20 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout against the Houston Astros. The game also made Wood the co-holder of the MLB record for strikeouts in a single game (20) and earned Wood the nickname "Kid K". He was later named the 1998 National League Rookie of the Year.

Brooklyn Dodgers - First televised game

1988-Aug-26 Brooklyn NY

49th anniversary of the first professionla baseball game to be televised. Red Barber provided the play-by-play

 

Professional Baseball Centennial - 1969

1969-Sep-24 Cincinnati OH

Lengendsbygone #/25 on reverse flap

 

American Icons - 2026

2026-June-09 New York NY

The U.S. Postal Service today honored the nation’s 250th anniversary with American Icons, a collection of 13 commemorative stamps curated by legendary American designer Ralph Lauren. The stamp pane features 13 photographs selected from Ralph Lauren’s archive and from visuals that have inspired him. The images reflect the unique fabric of the nation, representing freedom, independence, equality, opportunity and the pursuit of happiness.

Barbara Bush - First Pitch

2025-Jun-10 Kennebunkport ME

Barbara Bush (1925 – 2018) was the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, as the wife of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. 

April 1989, George W Bush (Barbara's son) arranged for a group of investors to purchase a controlling interest of Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers for $89 million and invested $500,000 himself to start. He then was managing general partner for five years. 

Paul Molitor : 1978-1998

1996-Sep-16 Kansas City MO

Milwaukee Brewers (1978–1992) Toronto Blue Jays (1993–1995) Minnesota Twins (1996–1998)

Career highlights and awards:

7× All-Star (1980, 1985, 1988, 1991–1994)

World Series champion (1993)

World Series MVP (1993)

4× Silver Slugger Award (1987, 1988, 1993, 1996)

AL Manager of the Year (2017)

Milwaukee Brewers No. 4 retired

Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor

American Family Field Walk of Fame

Major League Baseball All-Time Team

Lou Gehrig - 1989

Benning hand drawn cachet - recent eBay offering

 

Baltimore Orioles : 2012

 

2012-April-06 Baltimore MD - Camden Yards

Minnesota Twins 2 - 4 Baltimore Orioles

BAL RBIs: Nick Markakis 3 (HR); Matt Wieters

MIN RBIs: Josh Willingham 2 (HR)

Pitching BAL : Jake Arrieta (W 7innings)

Pitching MIN : Carl Pavano (L 7innings)

The Baltimore Orioles' 2012 season was the 112th season in franchise history, the 59th in Baltimore, and the 21st at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. They completed the regular season with a 93–69 record, good for second place in the AL East and qualified for one of two American League wild card spots. It was the first time since 1997 that they finished with a winning record and made the playoffs. They subsequently defeated the Texas Rangers in the inaugural one-game Wild Card Playoff. They advanced to play the New York Yankees in the Division Series, but lost the series to the Yankees in five games. The smiling cartoon bird head returned to the ballclub's caps and helmets after a 23-year absence - Wikipedia

Olympic baseball - 1992

1992-Apr-03 Atlanta GA

CCC set of first day covers created with color proofs and registration runs (recent eBay offering)

Yesterday's Legends : Sturbridge MA

1989-Jul-16 Srubridge MA - Yesterady's Legends : Willie Mays Show Station

 

Masahiro Yamamoto : Japan

  

Masahiro Yamamoto spokesman for Aichi Prefectural Federation of National Health Insurance Organizations - Japanese Advertising Postal Cards

Masahiro 'Masa' Yamamoto, is a left-handed, retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher. A screwballer, Yamamoto pitched for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for 29 years from 1986 to 2015. He is the oldest Japanese pitcher to win a baseball game. With 200+ career victories, he is a member of Meikyukai (Golden Players Club) Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

 

Pinback Buttons - Pinch Hit

2024-Aug-15 Hartford CT

The USPS issued pane of 20 pinback button stamps features 10 typographic designs by various artists in their unique styles, each with a single word as the prominent element of the design. Since their first appearance in 1896, pinback buttons have expressed viewpoints, made statements, and shown off the interests of those who wear them. A novel medium, these buttons quickly came into popular use as advertising tools and for political campaigns. For more than 120 years pinback buttons of various sizes have helped spread ideas and broadcast opinions on a wide variety of topics.

This cachet features sport related pinback buttons most notably Roger Maris and George Scott