Hall of Fame - 1986 : Doerr, McCovey, Lombardi

1986-Jan-08 New York NY - Hall of Fame Election

Baseball card pasted on cover by Elten Schiller

I had the honor and pleasure to meet with Mr Schiller at the Cooperstown post office to trade McCovey Induction covers.

The card used for the cover is taken from a San Diego Padres stadium promotion, which featured a McCovey Hall of Fame Induction pin

covers from Robinson Stamps, Babbitts, Gateway

Zaso Silk cachets

Unique internet find - 

Found this cover with Bobby Doerr autograph as part of a lot that was sold at auction. I find it interesting that the cachet, which was pasted-on had fallen off. The signature still maintains some value to the induction day cover

Olympic Baseball - 1992

USPS Commemorative Panel

Although played as a demonstration sport in seven previous Olympics, the 1992 Summer Games held in Barcelona were the first time Baseball was played as an official sport.

The stamp design shows a play at the plate, which was selected from an international contest conducted by the postal administrations of Brazil, Cyprus, France, Greece, Kenya, South Korea, Mexico, New Zealand and the United Staes. The winning design comes from Anthony DeLuz of Boston, Ma.

Issued April 3, 1992 Atlanta Ga, site of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. The teams competing in Barcelona were: Cuba 7-0 (Gold Medal), Taiwan 5-2 (Silver Medal), Japan 5-2 (Bronze Medal), United States 5-2, Puerto Rico 2-5, Dominican Republic 2-5, Italy 1-6, Spain 1-6.

Stamp design by Anthony DeLuz, art director Richard Sheaff

Elten Schiller cachet (marked EFS Olympic on reverse)

Robinson Stamps linoprint cachet

Bob Patlen cachet (3 different designs)

BSA-8 (written on reverse #/318)

Artmaster cachet

CCC

Fleetwood cachet

Fleetwood Maxicard (Postcard Collection #92-12)

art by Tom McNeely

Artcraft

Postal Commemorative Society (Artcraft)