Spring Training Florida - 2018

Florida Statehood first day cover with Major League Baseball passport stamps from George Steinbrenner Field, Tampa and Spectrum Field, Clearwater for the 2018 season

Mailed through the Clearwater post office off Rt 19, after the Phillies game.

Jim Deshaies

Jim Deshaies pitched for the New York Yankees (9184) Houston Astros (1985-1991) San Diego Padres (1992), Minnesota Twins (1993, 1994) San Francisco Giants (1993) Philadelphia Phillies (1995) finishing his career with a 84-95 record and 951 strikeouts.

Deshaies set a milestone in his debut with the Yankees as the 1,000th person to play an official game for the Yankees. He would pitch in 2 games for the Yankees before they traded him to the Houston Astros.

September 23, 1986 pitching against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Deshaies set a major-league record by striking out the first eight batters of the game (Steve Sax, Reggie Williams, Enos Cabell, Pedro Guerrero, Alex Trevino, Jeff Hamilton, Dave Anderson)

The Astros would go one to win the game 4-0, with Deshaies earning his 10th victory of the season, against 5 losses

Juan Nieves

Juan Nieves pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1986-1988, finishing his career with a 32-25 record. On April 15, 1987 Nieves threw a No-Hit game against the Baltimore Orioles, becoming the first Milwaukee Brewer to do so.

Nieves went into coaching with the Red Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Miami Marlins after his playing career finished

Dave Kingman

Dave Kingman, was known for his home run power, hitting 442 in his career. Kingman played left field, first base, third base and designated hitter for the San Francisco Giants (1971-1974) New York Mets (1975-1977, 1981-1983) San Diego Padres (1977) California Angels (1977) New York Yankees (1977) Chicago Cubs (1978-1980) Oakland Athletics (1984-1986)
A 3-time All-Star and 2-time National League home run leader, Kingman finished in the top 25 voting for National League MVP and one for American League MVP, although he never won the award.

Mike Schmidt

Oct 2, 1983 Philadelphia, Pa - Renata Galasso cachet

May 15, 1984 - Los Angeles, Ca - gateway cachet

Nov 19, 1986 New York , NY -- National League MVP

April 18, 1987 Pittsburgh, Pa - Gateway cachet

Pohl cachet

Mike Schmidt played 17 seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies (1972-1989), help the Phillies win the 1980 World Series for which he was voted MVP. Schmidt hit 4 home runs in one game , April 17, 1975. Schmidt finished his career with a .267 batting average, 2,234 hits, 548 home runs and 1,595 RBI

• 12-time All-Star
• 3-time National League MVP
• 10-time Gold Glove Award
• 6-time Silver Slugger Award
• 8-time National League Home Run Leader
• 4-time National League RBI leader

Schmidt was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 as well as the All-century Team in 1999
The Phillies honored Schmidt when they retired his jersey #20 on May 26, 1990 and placed a plaque on their Wall of Fame in 1990

Dave Winfield

1984 - Sports Memorabilia Show appearance

Nov 20, 1985 New York, NY -- Gold Glove Award

Aug 20, 1986 New York, NY -- 300th Home Run

Sep 29, 1986 New York, NY -- 100 RBIs

Dec 2, 1987 New York, NY -- Gold Glove Award

April 30, 1988 New York, NY -- RBI record

Aug 17, 1988 New York, NY -- 200th Yankee Home Run

Sep 10, 1993 Minneapolis, Mn -- 3,000 hits

Dave Winfield played baseball for the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians over a 22-year career

• 12-time All-Star (1977-1988)
• 7-time Gold glove Award (1979, 1980, 1982-1985, 1987)
• 6-time Silver Slugger Award (1981-1985, 1992)
• National League RBI leader (1979)
• Roberto Clemente Award (1994)
• World Series Champion (1992)
• San Diego Padres jersey retirement #31(April 14, 2001)
• San Diego Padres Hall of Fame (2000)
• Baseball hall of Fame (2001)
• National College Baseball hall of Fame (2006)

Edgar Martinez - 2017

Aug 12, 2017 Seattle, Wa

Edgar Martines was signed to a minor league contract by the Seattle Mariners in 1982. He would play with the Chattanooga Lookouts and Calgary Cannons before making his major league debut with the Mariners on Sept 12, 1987. A third baseman, Martinez was forced to become the Mariners designated hitter after he tore a hamstring in 1993. He won the batting title in 1995 with a .356 BA.

Martinez retired from the mariners in 2004

• 7-time All-Star (1992, 1995-1997, 2000, 2001, 2003)
• 5-time Silver Slugger award (1992, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003)
• Roberto Clemente Award (2004)
• 2-time AL Batting Champion (1992, 1995)
• American Leader RBI leader (2000)
• Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame June 2, 2007

Eddie Murray

500th Home Run - Sept 22, 1996

May 2, 1992 San Francisco, Ca

Eddie Murray reaches 1,500 RBIs

Eddie Murray played most of his career with the Baltimore Orioles (1977-1988, 1996) before moving on to the Los Angeles Dodgers (1989-1991, 1997), New York Mets (1992-1993) Cleveland Indians (1994-1996) Anaheim Angels (1997)
Murray finished in the top ten in MVP voting several times, although never winning the award. He also coached for the Orioles, Indians and Dodgers.

• 8-time All-Star (1978, 1981-1986, 1991)
• AL Rookie of the Year (1977)
• 3-time Gold Glove Award (1982-1984)
• 3-time Silver Slugger Award (1983, 1984, 1990)
• AL Home Run Leader (1981)
• AL RBI Leader (1981)
• World Series Champion (1983)
• Orioles jersey retirement - (June 7, 1998)
• Elected to Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame (1999)
• Baseball Hall of Fame (2003)

Houston Astros - official business

1966 - Houston Sports Association

1968 - Houston Sports Association

1979 - Houston Sports Association

1981 - Astrodomain

The 20-acre Astrodomain hotel complex offered its guests the choice of four lodging facilities, located next to the Astrodome

2018 - Houston Astros, LLC

 

Houston Astros

The Houston Astros were established as the Houston Colt .45s as a National League expansion team in 1962. The team changed their name to the Astros in 1965 to recognize NASA's involvement in the city of Houston when they opened the Johnson Space Center in 1963. The Astros moved from Colt Stadium to the Astrodome in 1965.

In 2013 the Astros moved from the National League to the American League

Prior to the Houston franchise in Major League Baseball, a minor league clue the Houston Buffaloes started play in 1888, with many variation of the team name and levels of play until 1961.

Postaco - 1915

 Alexander - Philadelphia Phillies

 Baker - Philadelphia Athletics

 Cobb - Detroit Tigers

 Cocreham - Boston Braves

 Gaudy - Boston Braves

 James - Boston Braves

 Mack - Philadelphia Athletics

Maryville - Boston Braves

 Mathewson - New York Giants

 McBride - Washington Senators

 Palmero - New York Giants

 Merritt - New York Giants

 Rudolph - Boston Braves

 Schmidt - Boston Braves

 Sweeney - New York Yankees

Wagner - Pittsburgh Pirates

1915 Postaco Stamps featured stars of the time. the image features a portrait sketch of the player with a red or yellow background. An uncut sheet sold at auction (2011) for over $2,000. The set has a total of 36 stamps with many hall of famers and measure 1 3/4 x 2 1/8". Under the player name is his position. at the bottom of the stamp is a copyright mark and the name Postaco.

The issues are scare even though an entire sheet had been located. On the graded sites fewer than 100 examples of the entire set have been graded. Of course as with stamps or baseball cards condition and centering effect the value

A poster stamp, cinderella stamp, was used as an advertising label or commemorative that is usually lager than most postage stamps. These stamps appeared in the mid-19th century and quickly became a collecting craze, declining in popularity after World War II. Not valid for postage these were often placed on envelopes to accompany the actual postage. The above images are for reference purposes and some have been cleaned up to show a better image. Postaco stamps can be found on many auction sites or on eBay.

still looking for images:

1. Jimmy Archer
2. Chief Bender
3. George Burns
4. Ensign Cottrell
5. Josh Devore
6. Johnny Evers
7. Max Flack
8. Roy Hartzell
9. Claude Ray Hendrix
10. Walter Johnson
11. Nap Lajoie
12. Hans Lobert
13. Sherry Magee
14. John McGraw
15. M. McHale
16. Fred Merkle
17. Jack Miller
18. George Stallings
19. Joe Tinker

Pre-War Cards
PSA Cards