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In 2006, baseball Hall of Famers Roy
Campanella, Hank Greenberg, Mickey
Mantle and Mel Ott were immortalized on
the "Baseball Sluggers" postal stamps.
With the issuance of the Sluggers
stamps, the U.S. Postal Service
recognizes the accomplishments of these
four baseball greats. Remembered as
powerful hitters who wowed fans with
awesome and often record-breaking home
runs, these four men were also
versatile players who helped to lead
their teams to victory and set
impressive standards for subsequent
generations.
The Self-Adhesive .39-cent Baseball Slugger postage-stamps, item no.
460100, were made
available in panes of 20. The postal
clerk received the panes in 100 count
packages (2,000 stamps). The top cover
card which features the Mickey Mantle
postage stamp, also included
instructions for the clerk on how to
open the package.
The clerk was to cut the film lightly along the dotted line at the top
left, and peel the film over the corner
keeping the remainder of wrapping
intact. After the clerk counted the
correct number of panels the rest of
the wrapping could be removed. The
Mickey Mantle cover was then discarded,
making the cards extremely rare.
The Baseball Sluggers stamps were also available in six Philatelic
Products; First day Covers, Digital
Color Postmark Random Single, Stamped
Postal Cards, Digital Color Postmark,
Uncut Press Sheet, and Digital Color
Postmark Keepsake.
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