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BABE RUTH'S INDUCTION CARD INTO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME IS SURE TO MAKE THAT FAN WHO LOVES STATS HAPPY! JOINED BY THREE UNCANCELLED COLLECTIBLE US POSTAGE STAMPS, THIS IS A PIECE OF BASEBALL MEMORABILIA THAT'S HISTORIC AS WELL.
IN 1983, THE USPS HONORED BABE RUTH WITH HIS OWN STAMP. IRONICALLY, HIS STAMP WAS ISSUED FROM CHICAGO,,,,1983 BEING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALL STAR GAME WHICH WAS PLAYED IN COMISKEY PARK. (THE 1ST ALL STAR GAME WAS ALSO PLAYED AT COMISKEY IN 1933 AND BABE RUTH PLAYED FOR THE AMERICAN LEAGUE IN THAT GAME.
THE OTHER TWO STAMPS COMMEMORATE THE CENTENNIAL OF BASEBALL (ISSUED ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME IN 1939), AND THE CENTENNIAL OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL ISSUED IN 1969.
MATTED IN YANKEE BLUE (OF COURSE), THIS PIECE IS SIZED TO FIT A STANDARD 11 X 14 FRAME. SURPRISE YOUR YANKEE FAN WITH THIS POSTAL AND SPORTS PIECE OF COLLECTIBLE MEMORABILIA FROM WALL ART COLLECTIBLES.
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