2012: Stamp Preview Day 32

Today is the last day of the preview, and what better way to end than to show off the last of the Baseball All-star stamps? Ted Williams played for the Boston Red Sox and is famous for being the last player to bat over .400 in a single season.

He played for 19 years..how insane is that? (Or maybe it just seems that way to me).

The illustrator was Kadir Nelson.

** I will be back to my old posting habits next week. I am not promising posts until Monday, but if I post before well..consider it a present. Have a great weekend!! **

2012 Stamp Program: Day 26

The third stamp in the Baseball All-Stars series is Willie Stargell. He took the Pittsburgh Pirates to the World Series and won in 1979. And his nickname was "Pops"...what could be better than that? (Sidenote...I knew a Pops in college. He was a really great guy who played trumpet with a swing band. Totally Awesome!!)

Kadir Nelson is the artist of this and all the other All-Star stamps.

2012 Stamp Program: Day 22

Larry Doby was the first African American to play in the American League. He joined the Cleveland Indians in 1947. And to top that off...he was a 7 time all star.

He makes a great addition to the Baseball All-Stars series that were illustrated by Kadir Nelson.

2012 Stamp Program: Day 14

Day 14 brings us the first in a series of four stamps commemorating Major League Baseball All-Stars. This stamp is obviously of Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999). DiMaggio was also known by two well known nicknames, Joltin' Joe and The Yankee Clipper. He was a 3 time MVP (Most Valuable Player) and 13 time all-star. He is also known for being the only player who was selected for the all-star game every season he played. And as if that wasn't enough...he took the Yankees to 9 World Series wins!

Basically, DiMaggio was one heck of a ball player. And in my opinion he deserves to be commemorated on a postage stamp.

This stamp (and the others in this series yet to be released) was illustrated by Kadir Nelson.