Stamp Show - American Festivals : Baseball Salute

As we open the 1988 baseball season, fans across the nation look forward to a championship year for their favorite team. For stamp collectors, baseball and other sports can be enjoyed in the quiet of a study as well as in the noise of a stadium. Colorful issues from around the world have made sports on stamps one of the hobby's most popular topics

The American Festivals - Baseball Salute

 April 1988 - Card #60

World Series - 1977 : Los Angeles Dodgers v New York Yankees

1977 World Series - Los Angeles Dodgers v New York Yankees

October 11-18, 1977

Yankee Stadium (New York) - Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)

Yankees defeat the Dodgers 4 games to 2

MVP - Reggie Jackson (New York)

Valley of the Moon Express Local Post

October 18, 1977 New York

World Series - 1956 : New York Yankees v Brooklyn Dodgers

Oct 9, 1986 Brooklyn, NY - 30th Anniversary

1996-Oct-10 Brooklyn NY - 40th Anniversary

1956-Oct-03/10

New York Yankees v Brooklyn Dodgers

Yankee Stadium  --  Ebbets Field

Yankees defeat the Dodgers 4 games to 3

MVP : Don Larsen (NYY)

1986-Oct-08 New York NY - 30th Anniversary

MVP: Don Larsen (Yankees pitcher)

Larsen threw a perfect game, with Yogi Berra behind the plate in Game 5

World Series - 1955 : Brooklyn Dodgers v New York Yankees

 

Oct 4, 1985 Brooklyn, NY

30th Anniversary of 1955 World Series - Sep 28-Oct 4

Brooklyn Dodgers v New York Yankees

Yankee Stadium -- Ebbets field

Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees 4 games to 3

MVP - Johnny Podres ( Brooklyn Pitcher)

1988-Sep-28 33rd Anniversary 1995 World Series - Duke Snider

1988-Oct-04 33rd Anniversary 1955 World Series - Andy Amoros

1995-Oct-04 40th Anniversary - New York NY - Bullseye cachet

Johnny Podres signature

This was the fifth time in nine years that the Yankees and Dodgers met in the World Series, with the Yankees winning in 1947, 1949, 1952 and 1953. They would met for the last time in 1956 with the Yankees winning before the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles

This series marked the end of a long period of invulnerability for the Yankees. It was their first loss since 1942 and their second since 1926

World Series - 1941 : New York Yankees v Brooklyn Dodgers

Oct 5, 1986 Brooklyn, NY

45th Anniversary - First Subway Series

Brooklyn Dodgers v New York Yankees

Ebbets Field  --  Yankee Stadium

Yankees defeat the Dodgers 4 games to 1

World Series - 1949 : Brooklyn Dodgers v New York Yankees

1994-Oct-09 Brooklyn, NY

1949 World Series - 45th Anniversary

New York Yankees v Brooklyn Dodgers

Oct 5-9, 1949

Yankee Stadium - Ebbets Field

Yankees win series 4 games to 1

Both teams finished the regular season with exactly the same records and winning they respective league by one game

Bulls Eye Dateline Series cachet

Boston Red Sox - Fenway Park Anniversary

October 4, 1989 Bangor, Me - Banpex

Penobscot Valley Stamp Club

75th Anniversary of Fenway Park

Stamp Show - Gulfpex : Gulfport, Ms

Sep 2, 2000 Gulfport, Ms

Gulfpex stamp show

Semi-Pro Baseball - front office

Dec 26, 1937 Carnegie, pa

Semi-Pro Baseball - Office of the Commissioner Honus Wagner

Honus Wagner (1874-1955) played from 1897-1917 Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh PiratesElected to Baseball hall of Fame - 1936 (2nd highest votes after Ty Cob)

Pirates retired #33 - 1956

After his professional playing day were over, Wagner continued to play and manage semi-pro clubs

portion of the Semi-Pro letterhead

National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues

April 2, 1951 Columbus, Oh

1942-Sep-14 Durham NC

The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, now know as Minor League Baseball, was formed September 5, 1901. Fourteen leagues and 96 clubs were members during the first season in 1902. Main offices were located in Auburn, NY. 1932 the offices moved to Durham, NC. 1947 the offices moved to Columbus, Oh - at the time there were 59 leagues and 448 clubs 

Johnny Evers Sporting Goods Co

July 1945 Albany, NY

Johnny Evers Sporting Goods

Johnny Evers played as a 2nd baseman from 1902-1917, 1922, 1929 for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox

Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame - 1946 and Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame - 2021

Considered one of the smartest ballplayer, Evers was part of a great double-play combination with Joe Tinker and Frank Chance, which was immortalized in the poem :Baseball's Sad Lexicon"

portion of Johnny Evers letterhead

Sandlot Baseball - Fights Juvenile Delinquency

Brooklyn vs World Baseball Combats Juvenile Delinquency

August 15-16-17 1947

(Luffs #590)

Brooklyn vs World Baseball Combats Juvenile Delinquency

July 26, 1949

(Luffs #590a)

International Sandlot Baseball Classic Fights Juvenile Deliquency

August 14, 1950

(Luffs #3555)

International Sandlot Baseball Classic Fights Juvenile Delinquency

August 14, 1950

(Luffs #5010)

US Postal Slogan Cancel Catalog - Moe Luff 1975 edition

Denver Bears - Western League

1911 "Official Mailing Score Card"

Excellent art on this postcard, postmarked from Denver, Co Oct 6, 1911. The Official mailing scorecard either came from the team to inform fans of their status or for fans to send to other fans, not sure of the ultimate purpose. The address was removed, however their was no game information

The Denver Bears (Grizzlies, Mountaineers or Mountain Lions through their existence), were a minor league team playing in the Colorado State League, and then the Western League. The team was founded in 1885

 

Athletic Round Table - Spokane, Wa

1939-August Spokane, Wa

The Athletic Round Table, Spokane

internet auction site find: The Athletic Round Table, founded by Joseph Albi (1892-1962), in an effort to expand sports in the Spokane area in 1920. The ART helped to fund the construction of Memorial Stadium, 1950 - remained the Joe Albi Stadium in 1962

The ART was involved with the PGA bringing the Championship to Manito Country Club in 1944 and the Esmeralda Open in 1943 at Downriver in 1934; Indian Canyon 1945 and 1947. US Women's Open at the Spokane Country Club 1946

Nolan Ryan - Reid Ryan

April 2, 1991 Austin, Tx

Texas Rangers - Texas Longhorns exhibition game

Nolan Ryan started for the Rangers pitching 5 innings, Reid Ryan pitched 2 innings

The Rangers won 12-5

1975 World Series - Boston Red Sox v Cincinnati Reds

Oct 11-22, 1975

20th Anniversary - Boston Red Sox v Cincinnati Reds

Fenway Park (Boston) -- Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)

Reds defeat the Red Sox 4 games to 3

MVP: Pete Rose (Reds)

All-Star Game - 2017 Miami

July 11, 2017 Miami, Fla

Marlins Park

Balloting for the game was held between May 1 and June 29 - Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals was the leading vote getter

The American League defeated the National League 2-1. In a pitching dominated game, Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners, hit the game winning home run in the 10th inning off Wade Davis, earning Cano game MVP status

Yadier Molina, St Louis Cardinals, hit a home run for the National League

Craig Kimbrel, Boston Red Sox was the winning pitcher for the American League

Ceremonial First Pitch: all the living Latin members of the Baseball hall of Fame - Roberto Alomar, Rod Carew, Orlando Cepeda, Pedro Martinez, Tony Perez, Ivan Rodriguez

Cincinnati Reds - 1986

April 7, 1986 Cincinnati, Oh - Opening Day

David C cachet

Cincinnati Reds 7-4 Philadelphia Phillies

Reds RBI: Eric Davis (3 - HR), Dave Parker (HR), Ron Oester, Dave Concepcion, Bo Diaz

Phillies RBI: Von Hayes, Mike Schmidt (HR), Glenn Wilson

Reds Pitching: Mario Soto (start - W 5.2 innings)

Phillies Pitching: Steve Carlton (start - L 4 innings)

Gameday Postmark - This Day in Baseball

1952-Aug-13 Chicago, IL

machine postmark on postcard

Cincinnati Reds 11-3 Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field

Reds RBI: Roy McMillan 2, Joe Adcock 2, Grady Hatton, Willard Marshall, Bobby Adams, Ted Kluszewski

Cubs RBI: Toby Atwell, Frank Baumholtz, Tommy Brown

Pitchers: Bubba Church (Reds - Complete game W) Johnny Klippstein (7innings-L)

Los Angeles Dodgers - Dodgertown

March 17, 2008 the Los Angeles Dodgers  played their final game at Holman Stadium, Dodgertown, Vero Beach, Fl. The facility served as the spring training home to the Dodgers for 61 years. The official date of termination for use of the facility was July 14, 2008

The Dodgers resumed spring training on March 1, 2009 at Camelback Ranch - Glendale, Phoenix, Az. Spring training facility for both the Dodgers and Chicago White Sox

November 2018, Major League baseball announced plans to renovate the facility, which will be remanded the Jackie Robinson Training Complex

Zip code on the postmark is 90090 - Los Angeles, Ca

On June 6 the Dodgers were home against the Philadelphia Phillies, taking the game 3-2

Would appreciate further information on the use of this postmark....

Dodgertown stationery - 1952