Hank Aaron : Janesville Stamp Club 2025

2025-Feb-08 Janesville WI

As reported on the AFDCS Facebook pages: The Janesville Stamp Club's Hank Aaron covers had to be reworked a couple of times. They had to modify the cancel which originally included the wording "Honoring Hank Aaron." USPS stated they couldn't use his name due to copyright issues. In light of this, they replaced his image on the cachet with generic clipart just to be on the safe side

Hank Aaron : 2024

Panada cachets

2024-Jul-31 Atlanta GA

 

Hank Aaron : 2024

2024-Jul-31 Atlanta Ga - - 1982-Aug-01 Cooperstown NY

First day of issue - hall of fame induction combo

Hank Aaron : 2024

2024-Jul-31 Atlanta Ga

On April 8, the USPS unveiled the design of a stamp in honor of baseball great Henry "Hank" Aaron.

The USPS revealed the surprise addition to it's 2024 stamp program on the 50th anniversary of Aaron hitting his record-breaking 715th home run during an April 8, 1974 game between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers

Aaron who played for the Braves at the time, broke Babe Ruth's record of 714 home runs that had stood since 1935 

Art by Chuck Styles, eliminated the Screaming Braves logo from the left sleeve, normally found on the jersey. “That was a decision to remove the patch that I decided to make on my own,” Styles, the Philadelphia artist whose original portrait is being used for the Aaron commemorative stamp, told Linn’s. The Braves stopped using the logo in 1989 - Linn's Stamp News

USPS Official first day postmarks

2024-Aug-18 Americover - Hartford Ct commemorative postmark

Original design had to be changed to remove the words Major League Baseball, due to licensing issues

2024-Aug-17 Bowie Md commemorative postmark

The 1961 Topps baseball cards stamps insert set consist of 207 stamps that measure 1 3/8" x 1 3/16". The Stamps were inserted into wax packs of 1961 Topps baseball cards in panels of two – Keyman Collectibles

Hall of Fame - 1982 : Aaron, Robinson & Jackson

August 1, 1982 Cooperstown, NY

Hall of Fame Induction

Frank Robinson, Hank Aaron, Travis Jackson, Happy Chandler

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

Hank Aaron - 715 Hrs

1974-Apr-08 Atlanta, Ga and Baltimore Md

1974-Oct-02 Atlanta, Ga

1982-Aug-01 Cooperstown, NY

1990-Jan-09 Cooperstown, NY

1994-Apr-08 Atlanta, Ga - 25th Anniversary

1999-Apr-08 Atlanta, Ga

Hank Aaron - right fielder for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers, 1954-1976. Hammerin' Hank held the Major League record for career home runs when he surpassed Babe Ruth on April 8, 1974 to hit his 715 home run off Al Downing of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning in Atlanta. Aaron would hit his 733 on October 2, 1974, in his farewell game with the Braves. However Aaron decided not to retire and was traded to the Brewers so he could finish his career in the city he started in. Aaron would finish with a career total of 755 home runs, a record which stood for 33 years...

1973.08.11

Aaron received an outpouring of public support in response to the bigotry, hate mail and threats he received. Charles Schulz in his Peanuts cartoon, August 1973 saw Snoopy attempt to break Ruth's record and in turn receives hate mail. Snoopy would fall one home run short, as Charlie Brown gets picked off of first with Snoopy at bat..

1982 Hank Aaron was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Hank Aaron stationery

Southeastern Stamp Expo - 2017

These 3 commemorative postmarks were used during the Southeastern Stamp Expo, Norcross, Ga

Although I have not been able to confirm this information, it is my belief that the postmarks commemorate the 2017 Atlanta Braves baseball season, Hank Aaron #44 and the new park the Braves will be using in the 2017 season.

The Braves moved into Turner Field in 1997, after 30 years they welcome SunTrust Park. The home opener for the 2017 season is scheduled for April 14 against the San Diego Padres.

Babe Ruth - 1983

Chicagoland

Hank Aaron - - American Black History Philatelic Society

Home Run Special - Omaha, Nebraska

#1 Babe Ruth - August 1983

#2 Roberto Clemente - August 1984

#3 Lou Gehrig - March 1985

#4 Enos Slaughter - August 1985

#5 Dizzy Dean - April 1986

#6 Johnny Mize - August 1985

 #7 Bobby Doerr - March 1987

#8 Mickey Mantle - March 1987

#9 Eddie Mathews - August 1987

#10 Stan Musial - February 1988

#11 Billy Herman - August 1988

#12 Harmon Killebrew - August 1988

#13 - Luke Appling - February 1989

#14 - Lou Gehrig first day cover - cachet show a image of Jackie Robinson "Sliding Home"

The Gehrig estate required a payment to use the likeness of Lou Gehrig on any merchandise that would be used to make a profit. For this reason the Omaha stamp club may have chosen not to use Gehrig's likeness on the cachet - June 1989

#15 - Lou Boudreau - March 1990

#16 Don Drysdale - March 1990

1983 cancel - generic cachet

1985 postmark on a generic cover with a Darryl Strawberry rubber stamp signature

Bull Durham - Crash Davis commemorative with the 1988 postmark

Hank Aaron - Ron Alexander cachet