Baseball Stamps & Postmarks: Ebbets Field

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Friday, March 28, 2025

Brooklyn Dodgers - Ebbets Field

1987-Sep-24 Ebbets Field Finale 30th Anniversary - Brooklyn, NY

1913-1957 (44 years)

The first game played was an inter-league exhibition against the New York Yankees - April 5, 1913

Final game the Dodgers faced the Pittsburgh Pirates - Sept 24, 1957

1990-Feb-23 Brooklyn NY

30th Anniversary demolition

Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. It is mainly known for having been the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team of the National League (1913–1957) and home to Negro league baseball's Brooklyn Eagles of the Negro National League II

Construction began on March 4, 1912. The first game played was an inter-league exhibition game against the New York Yankees on April 5, 1913. The demolition of Ebbets Field began on February 23, 1960. More than 35 years after the Dodgers had left Brooklyn

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Stamp Show : Professional Coin & Stamp Assoc of Long Island

1986-Nov-30 Deer Park NY

25th Anniversary New York Mets

1987-Mar-29 Deer Park NY

Ebbets Field - Home of the Brooklyn Dodgers

#11 Nick Tremark 1934-1936 Yonkers NY - Manhattan College

Monday, July 24, 2017

Baseball's Legendary Playing Fields - 2001

The USPS issued a booklet of post cads in conjunction with the Playing Fields stamps.

Each postcard features a full color image as seen on the stamp.

The art work on the front and back cover features Sportsman Park, St Louis

The back cover has the USPS and Cooperstown Collection logos and the text: Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. c2001 US Postal Service. All rights reserved. To obtain additional information on Commemorative Stamps and Stamp Products available from the US Postal Service please write to: Information Fulfillment USPS PO Box 219424 Kansas City Mo 64121-9424

Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, NY (front and back)

The back of the card features a stamp imprint of the stadium and USA 21 (21c the value for mailing a 4 x 6 postcard)

Tiger Stadium, Detroit

Crosley Field, Cincinnati

Yankee Stadium, Bronx

Polo Ground, NYC

Forbes Field, Pittsburgh

Fenway Park, Boston

Comiskey Park, Chicago

Shibe Park, Philadelphia

Wrigley Field, Chicago

cars shown in the order they were in the booklet

Art craft cachet applied to the back of the Tigers Stadium postcard

Baseball's Legendary Playing Fields - 2001

Ebbets Field - Brooklyn Dodgers : Yankee Stadium - New York Yankees

Tiger Stadium - Detroit Tigers : Polo Grounds - New York Giants

Crosley Field - Cincinnati Reds : Wrigley Field - Chicago Cubs

Comiskey Park - Chicago White Sox : Forbes Field - Pittsburgh Pirates

Shibe Park - Philadelphia Athletics & Phillies : Fenway Park - Boston Red Sox

Collins Hand Painted Covers, always beautiful art, in production since 1978

Friday, March 10, 2017

Brooklyn Dodgers

June 2, 1981 Brooklyn, NY

NY State Governor Hugh Carey proclaimed this day Brooklyn Dodgers Day to help kick of a campaign to elect Gil Hodges to the Baseball Hall of Fame. A reunion of Dodgers also coincided with a movement sponsored by State Senator Tom Bartosiewicz and Assemblyman John Branca (Ralph's brother) to bring a team back to Brooklyn.

June 7, 1984 Brooklyn, NY

Inaugural dedication of the Brooklyn dodgers Hall of Fame, held at the Brooklyn Public Library. Commemorative cover to honor the event inducting Gil Hodges, Carl Furillo and Carl Erskine in the Hall of Fame.

Marty Adler (1937-2013) was an educator and Brooklyn Dodger advocate. When Jackie Robinson died in 1972, Adler campaigned to have his school, Crown Heights Intermediate School 320 renamed for Robinson, not just as a baseball player, but has a human rights activist.

In 1984 Adler helped create the Dodger exhibit at the central Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza and held the first ceremony outside the building on the front steps. Inducted that day were Gil Hodges, represented by his widow Joan, Carl Furillo and Carl Erskine - The Boys of Summer...