Baseball Hall of Fame Ceremony

USPS held the official first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony for the Major League Baseball All-Stars Forever stamps Friday at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY.

The celebration was the first of five ceremonies, with the remaining events taking place in the cities where four of baseball’s most iconic legends built their careers.
Orders for the stamps prior to their issuance exceeded more than two million “stamps batted in” (SBI). The stamps honor New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio, Cleveland Indian Larry Doby, Pittsburgh Pirate Willie Stargell and Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams.
“Today the Postal Service honors the memory of four great players whose unchanging dreams and exceptional skills propelled them to success,” said PMG Pat Donahoe. “Our Major League Baseball All-Stars Forever Stamps salute the accomplishments of these excellent players.”
Joining Donahoe in dedicating the stamps were former San Diego Padre and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn; Willie Stargell’s wife, Margaret Weller-Stargell; Larry Doby’s son, Larry Doby Jr.; Kathie Stein, a granddaughter of Joe DiMaggio; National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Chairman Jane Forbes Clark; Postal Service Board of Governors member Louis Giuliano; and Brian Kenny of the Major League Baseball Television Network.