EVENTS HONOR NEGRO LEAGUES STAMPS AND FORMER PLAYERS
The Postal Service honored the Negro Leagues Baseball Stamps and former players recently during a number of events across the country.
At Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres, USPS showcased the new stamps prior to the team’s game with the Baltimore Orioles.
Unveiling the new stamps were San Diego District Manager Dallas Keck, Postmaster Tim Padden, San Diego Padres Executive Vice President Dave Winfield and San Diego stamp artist Kadir Nelson.
“It was a dream come true to have been commissioned to do this stamp,” said Nelson. “These men are phenomenal human beings because they triumphed over adversity and turned a negative into something beautiful. They broke down boundaries with hard work, talent, sheer will and passion for what they really loved to do — play ball.”
In Northern California, the Postal Service and the San Francisco Giants also honored Negro Leagues baseball during a pregame ceremony. San Francisco District Manager Rosemarie Fernandez, Giants coach and former player Shawon Dunston, and San Francisco Letter Carrier Herman Rivers unveiled the stamps at home plate prior to a game against the New York Mets.
The two 44–cent First–Class Mail stamps depict a baseball player sliding into home plate as Rube Foster, founder of one of the Negro Leagues, looks on.
Click here for more photos of Negro Leagues stamp activities from around the nation
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