Dick Howser

Kansas City Royals honored Dick Howser July 3, 1987

Dick Howser was a shortstop, coach and manager who is best known for guiding the Kansas City Royals to the franchise's first World Series in 1985.

Howser was an All-American shortstop at Florida State University, setting a school record with a .422 batting average in 1956.

Signed by the Kansas City Athletics, joining the club from 1961-1963. He moved to the Cleveland Indians during the 1963 season until 1966. Joined the New York Yankees 1967-1968

Howser stayed with the Yankees as third base coach from 1969-1978. He managed one game for the Yankees between the Billy Martin-Bob Lemon managerial change.

Became Head Coach of Florida State, 1979, only to return to the Yankees as manager for the 1980 season. Howser would move onto the Royals office from 1981-1986

Stamp Show : Stamp Festival - New Jersey

September 8, 1989 Secaucus, NJ

Colorano Silk Cachet with official ASDA rubber stamp cachet added

Stamp Show : AAPEX - Ann Arbor

2006-11-04 Ann Arbor Mi - AAPEX Station

Stamp Show: Steupex - Steubenville

2006-Oct-14 Steubenville Oh 

 

Grenada - 1988 Baseball Series I

Jackie Robinson, Dwight Gooden, Brooks Robinson

Nolan Ryan, Mike Schmidt, Gary Gaetti

Nellie Fox, Tony Gwynn, Dizzy Dean

 George Brett, Joe Carter, Frank Robinson

Mel Ott, Benito Santiago, Teddy Higuera

Lloyd Moseby, Bobby Bonilla, Warren Spahn

 Mickey Mantle, Roger Clemens, Rod Carew

Ryne Sandberg, Mike Scott, Tim Raines

Willie Mays, Brett Saberhagen, Honus Wagner

 Ernie Banks, National League, Julio Franco

Jack Morris, Fernando Valenzuela, Lefty Grove

Ted Williams, Darryl Strawberry, Dale Murphy

Roberto Clemente, Cal Ripken Jr, Bob Feller

George Bell, Mark McGwire, Alvin Davis

Pete Rose, Dan Quisenberry, Babe Ruth

Produced clearly to capture the dollars being spent on the baseball card boom, Grenada issued 5 sheets of stamps featuring major league players. Pete Rose was featured in the lower corner of the yellow bordered stamps. Major League Baseball had given permission to Philatelic International to use the Major League logos for use on these issues. The stamps were issued a few months after the decision to ban Rose from baseball for gambling infractions. The stamps were prepared and printed well in advance of the decision. After the stamps were released, the representatives of Major League Baseball asked for the Rose stamp to be removed. Philatelic International complied and re-printed the yellow border sheet and removed the image of Rose

Montreal Expos

April 13, 1984 Montreal - Olympic Stadium

Opening at home after a 5-4 road start, the Expos faced the Philadelphia Phillies with a 5-1 victory

Charlie Lea earn the victory while Jerry Koosman took the loss

Expos RBI: Tim Raines (2) Gary Carter, Bryan Little

Phillies RBI: Bo Diaz

In his first home game for the Expos Pete Rose hit a double for his 4,000 career bhit

 1971

1974 - Team Up with Us!

 1976 Olympics meter

1987

1988

Pinch hitting

Baseball cachets are often used in relation to the stamp being issued

The ever-popular Pete Rose on a Rose first day cover

Cardinal first day, with Upper Deck holofoil sticker

Wildflowers - Collins cachet

reminiscent of a child playing ball in their backyard and hitting the ball into mom's flower garden

Celebrate the Century - Women's Rights - Collins cachet

Honoring the introduction of girls into Little League Baseball in 1974

Lou Gehrig - Huskies Cereal

1937 - General Foods Corporation, New York

Lou Gehrig advertising meter slogan promoting Huskies whole wheat flakes

Huskies Whole Wheat Flakes advertisments

A.G. Spalding & Bros Sporting Goods

1964 meter cancel - Chicopee, Ma

Spalding is a sporting goods company founded by Albert Spalding , Chicago, Ill 1876. The company specializes in all sports, but is known for it's basketball balls, and pink rubber ball found in many inner cities

Spalding is credited with standardizing the modern baseball bat

A.G. Spalding & Bros. stationery 1898, advertising their line of Bicycles on the back

Masthead from the A.G. Spalding & Bros stationery 1880s

Waterloo Diamonds : MiLB

1990-April-06 Waterloo, Ia

Waterloo had a team that played on the minor league circuit from 1895-1993, before relocating to Springfield, Ill. During it's tenure the Hawks won 12 championships while participating in the Mississippi Valley League (1922-1932), Western League (1936) Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (1940-1942) Midwest League (1958-1993). During this time the team was affiliated with the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres. 

During it's incarnation the team operated as the Microbes (1904-1906) Cubs (1907) Lulus (1908-1909) Boosters (1910-1911) Jays (1913-1915) Shamrocks (1916) Lions (1917) Reds (1937) Red Hawks (1938-1939) White Hawks (1946-1956) Hawks (1922-1932, 1936, 1940-1942, 1958-1969) Royals (1970-1976) Indians (1977-1988) Diamonds (1989-1993) 

The team played at Municipal Stadium, built in 1946 and renamed Riverfront Stadium. The Waterloo Bucks started playing at Riverfront in 1995

Ballpark Series

Ballpark Series from Zaso Silk