Monday, September 27, 2021

Friday, September 17, 2021

Hall of Fame - 2021: Jeter


Derek Jeter
New York Yankees 1995-2014



 

Hall of Fame - 2021: Jeter, Walker, Simmons, Miller

 

Original postmark design with the date of induction as July 25, 2021.
On August 12, a correction was issued by the USPS indicating the correct date as September 8
Derek Jeter
New York Yankees 1995-2014
AL Rookie of the Year - 1996
World Series MVP - 2000
Roberto Clemente Award - 2009
2-time Hank Aaron Award - 2006, 2009
5-time Gold Glove Award
5-time Silver Slugger Award
14-time All-Star
NY Monument Park Honoree

Larry Walker
Montreal Expos 1989-1994
Colorado Rockies 1995-2004
St Louis Cardinals 2004-2005
NL MVP 1997
NL Home Run Leader 1997
7-time Gold Glove Award
3-time Silver Slugger Award
3-time MLB batting champion
5-time All-Star

Ted Simmons
St Louis Cardinals 1968-1980
Milwaukee Brewers 1981-1985
Atlanta Braves 1986-1988
Silver Slugger Award 1980
8-time All-Star
St Louis Cardinal Hall of Fame
Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor

Marvin Miller
Executive Director, Major League Baseball Players Association

Saturday, September 11, 2021

Gameday Postmark - This Day in Baseball


Aug 24, 1928 New York - Yankee Stadium
The St Louis Browns met the New York Yankees in a rescheduled double-header

Game 1: rescheduled from Aug 23, 1928 (rain)
StL Browns 5 - 2 NY Yankees
Browns RBI: Red Dress 2, Heinie Manush, Beauty McGowan, Wally Schang (HR)
Yankees RBI: Lou Gehrig 2
Yankees doubles: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig

Winning pitcher: General Crowder - 9 innings
Losing pitcher: Wally Pipgras - 8 innings

Game 2: rescheduled from Aug 22, 1928 (rain)
StL Browns 3-1 NY Yankees
Browns RBI: Otis Brannan, Fred Schulte
Yankees RBI: Tony Lazzeri (HR)

Winning pitcher: George Blaeholder - 9 innings
Losing pitcher: Fred Heimach - 9 innings

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

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

1986 - Blue Jays 10th Anniversary
1991 - All-Star Game
2014


Faux-stamps from the artist Shelina Pachai's Twitter

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Greetings from America - 2006


April 4, 2002 Greetings from America series
Collins cachets include legendary baseball players as part of the cachet design: Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams,  Stan Musial

 

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Bancroft, Iowa

July 1, 2006 Bancroft, Iowa

Bancroft, Ia, established in 1881,  is a small town built on agriculture and family owned businesses. Located 16 miles north of Algona, Bancroft serves as a hub for the northern part of Kossuth County

Bancroft Memorial Baseball Field, 1948, has been home to many high school state championship teams. The field serves as home for the Bancroft Bandits of the Pioneer Summer Collegiate Baseball League