Today is the official release of the "Little Mo" postage stamp. Depicted on the stamp is Maureen Connolly Brinker who was known by the nickname Little Mo. She was a world class tennis star and the first woman to win all four grand slam tournaments in the same calendar year in 1953. Unfortunately, the following year she suffered an injury that ended her competitive career. And in 1955 she officially retired from the sport when she announced her marriage to Norman Brinker, a member of the Olympic equestrian team. (Also interesting to note the Norman went on to create the business concept known as the salad bar.) Maureen passed away, well before her time, at the age of 34 from complications related to ovarian cancer.
One of the things I really enjoy about featuring new stamp releases is getting to know more about the subjects portrayed. I had no idea who "Little Mo" was, other than she must have been good at Tennis. In my research, I learned so much more about the lady who made big enough impact to be immortalized on US postage.
Did you know about Little Mo before this post? Do you plan on buying these stamps? I know I will be getting a few!
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