Baseball Stamps & Postmarks: Celebrate the Century

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

Celebrate the Century - Jim Thorpe

Ginsburg cachet

1998-Feb-03 Washington DC

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Celebrate the Century - Baltimore Baseball

1999-May-26 Cromwell Valley School Sta, Towson, Md

Celebrate the Century - Baltimore Baseball

Baseball in Baltimore goes back as far as 1901 when the Milwaukee Brewers played in the American League (then a minor league), until 1902 when the team relocated to St Louis as the Browns. In 1954 the franchise was purchased by a Baltimore syndicate of businesses. The franchise selected the name Orioles in honor of the Maryland state bird. The name had been previously used by other major and minor league clubs located in Baltimore. A prior Orioles franchise relocated in 1903 to become the New York Yankees

The Orioles have won the Baseball World Series in 1966, 1973 and 1980

Babe Ruth, was born in Baltimore, and his family's bar was located in what is now centerfield in Camden Yards. The Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum is located in Baltimore

The Baltimore Elite Giants participated in the Negro Leagues from 1920 to 1950, starting out as the Nashville Standard Giants, 1920, moving to Baltimore in 1938

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Inside the Park - Buffalo Bisons

Buffalo Bisons v Worcester Red Sox
2021-May-04 Waterfront Park (Arm & Hammer Park) Trenton, NJ
Bisons (Thunder) 6-1 Worcester

Attendance 1,525

Red Sox RBI: Jonathan Arauz

Bisons RBI: Josh Palacios 2, Breyvic Valera, Forrest Wall 2, Tyler White

Pitching: Tayler Saucedo (W-Bisons) Tanner Houck (L-Red Sox)

Nate Pearson started for the Bisons pitching 3.2 innings giving up 1 run, striking out 8 walking 1

Trenton (Buffalo Bisons) e-ticket

Due to continued Covid-19 travel restrictions, the Toronto Blue Jays will again play their home games at Sahlen Field, Buffalo. That has forced their AAA-affiliate team, the Buffalo Bisons to find accommodations for their home games.

When the NY Yankees pulled their affiliation from Trenton, that left the former Arm & Hammer Park (Waterfront Park) without a team. A deal was brokered and the Bison found a temporary home, with a strange twist. During home games played in Trenton, the Bisons players will wear Trenton Thunder Uniforms, while on the road they will wear their Bisons uni

Cover was signed by Red Sox hitting coach Rich Gedman, prior to the game. Gedman mentioned they were not supposed to mingle with fans, however after we both mentioned we were vaccinated he agreed to sign the cover for me. I did not attempt to obtain any other signatures due to the restrictions

Rich Gedman, catcher

Boston Red Sox 1980-1990, Houston Astros 1990-1991 St Louis Cardinals 1991-1992

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Pinch hitting

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

1993-Aug-19 Houston Rose first day of issue - Pete Rose cachet

1991-Jun-22 Aurora Co - Cardinal first day of issue

St Louis Cardinals first day, including 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

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Celebrate the Century - the 1970s

Hank Aaron honored on a 1970's Celebrate the Century, Smile first day cover.

Hank Aaron surpassed the major league home run record in 1974

Medical Imaging first day cover, commemorating the advances in medicine to save players careers and lives. Dave Cone was found to have an aneurysm in his pitching arm. With the help of medical imaging surgery was performed to extend his career