MiLB - Peoria Chiefs v Rockford Expos

1993-Apr-09 Rockford Ill

Opening Day

The Rockford Expos was a minor league baseball team located in Rockford, Illinois, from 1988 to 1999. They were the class-A minor league affiliate of the Montreal Expos 1988-1992

The Peoria Chiefs were the affiliate of the Chicago Cubs

Rockford Stamp Club

Schiedenhelm

1992-Apr-11 Opening Day - Rockford Il

Clinton Giants v Rockford Expos

MiLB - Beloit Brewers vs Rockford Expos

Beloit Brewers v Rockford Expos, Marinelli Field, 

April 7, 1990 Rockford, Ill

signed by Mike Kekich

Marinelli Field, is a baseball stadium located in Blackhawk Park, Rockford, Ill, opened in 1988. It originally served as home to the Rockford Expos (1988-1992) Rockford Royals (1993-1994) Rockford Cubbies (1995-1998) Rockford Reds (1999) until they moved their franchise to Dayton, Ohio in 2000 as the Dayton Dragons.

Roberto Clemente - 1984

Roberto Clemente - 1984

 EM cachet (Eugene and Maryann Robinson)

Art craft

House of Farnum

House of Farnum - American Postal Arts Society

Rockford 84 show cachet

Wm Roy Rice (linoprint and hand colored)

Robert Patlen ( screen print)

Robert Patlen

Lou Gehrig - 1989

Cooperstown, NY offered a special commemorative postmark for the 50th Anniversary of the Hall of Fame, which opened it's doors on June 12, 1939.

Robinson Stamps unofficial first day cover (Sch294)

Rockford `89 show covers honoring Lou Gehrig. The first has the unofficial first day Cooperstown anniversary postmark, the second has the Lou Gehrig show commemorative postmark

(Sch296)

re-use of a Rockford 86 show cancel. Cachet features Babe ruth and Ty Cobb

unknown producer Jun 12 Anniversary Station postmark

Sch# from A Checklist of the Lou Gehrig Issue, Elten Schiller, AFDCS July 1990