Batter up! Keep your eye on the ball (I mean blog!) for news on a stamp dedication at a Hollywood FL children's hospital named after New York Yankee slugger Joe DiMaggio on September 8!
In the meantime, pre-order stats for Forever stamps honored four of Major League Baseball's iconic legends indicate that Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams leads with 14,380 stamps sold. He is followed by New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio with 10,100, Pittsburgh Pirate Willie Stargell with 5,920 and Cleveland Indian Larry Doby with 4,700.
The Postal Service previously announced it would issue sheets of 20 stamps honoring each player individually. Dedication
events will take place next month in Cooperstown, NY. Beginning July 21, stamp sheets will be sold in limited quantities at
select Post Offices in Boston, MA; Cleveland, OH; Cooperstown and New York, NY;
and Pittsburgh, PA. To obtain the stamp sheets and related philatelic products,
customers are encouraged to order them between now and Aug. 31. Customers may pre-order the stamps and collectible
products by visiting usps.com/play-ball or calling
1-800-STAMP24 (1-800-782-6724).
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