St Vincent - Hall of Fame : 1988-1989

December 15, 1988

July 23, 1989

First day covers for the St Vincent Baseball Hall of Fame series are seen with one of 2 different postmarks

St Vincent and the Grenadines, former British colony in the Winward Islands, has produced stamps since 1861. these featured the British monarchs head or the ER Mongram and crown until 1970. Stamps were then printed with "St. Vincent" until 1992 when stamps began carrying the "St. Vincent and the Grenadines" title

Since 1988 the country has been client of the Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corporation (IGPC), which has been criticized for inappropriate (stamp subjects not related to the country) and excessive issues. The IGPC represents over 70 different countries

Ernie Banks - In Memoriam

2015-Jan-23 Chicago, IL

Bevil cachet

Born: January 31, 1931 Dallas, Tx

Died: January 23, 2015 Chicago, Il

Kansas City Monarchs (1951, 1953)

Chicago Cubs (1953-1971)

.274 bating average

2,583 hits

1,636 RBI

512 home runs

14-time All-Star

2-time NL MVP (1958, 1959)

Gold Glove Award (1960)

2-time NL Home Run Leader (1958, 1960)

2-time NL RBI Leader (1958, 1959)

National Baseball Hall of Fame (1977)

Chicago Cubs #14 jersey retired (1982)

Baseball's Legendary Playing Fields - 2001

2001-Jun-27 Chicago IL

Queensbury Cachet