1999 33c Celebrate the Century,1950s: World Series Rivals
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US #3187j
1999 World Series Rivals – Celebrate the Century (1950s)
• Part of the sixth sheet in the Celebrate the Century stamp series issued from 1998-2000
• Commemorates America’s pastime and the entertaining World Series games of the 1950s
• Includes text on the back with historical details
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Celebrate the Century
Value: 32¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: May 26, 1999
First Day City: Springfield, Massachusetts
Quantity Issued: 188,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Intaglio
Format: Panes of 15
Perforations: 11.5
Tagging: Block Tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To recall the nail-biting face-offs between rivals New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers during the World Series games of the 1950s.
About the stamp design: Pictures artwork by Dean Ellis. Includes the following text on the back: “Between 1949 and 1956, the New York Yankees and their crosstown rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers, met five times in the World Series: 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, and 1956. The Dodgers won once, in 1955.”
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, the hometown of Dr. Seuss.
About the Celebrate the Century series: The USPS launched the Celebrate the Century series in 1998 to mark the end of the 20th century and herald the arrival of the 21st. The series includes 10 sheets of 15 stamps (150 in total), with each honoring important moments from a different decade (1900s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s). At the time of completion, it was the longest and most ambitious commemorative stamp series in US history.
History the stamp represents: The 1950s are often considered the “golden age of baseball,” a time when the sport was America’s unrivaled national pastime. Attendance at baseball games soared after World War II, and it was during this time that many teams began televising games.
The New York Yankees dominated baseball in the 1950s. The team played in eight of the decade’s ten World Series games, and won six. Of the eight World Series appearances, the Yankees faced their rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers, four times. The Dodgers beat the Yankees just one of those four times.
The Dodgers and Yankees played each other in the 1955 World Series. The first two games of the Series were won by the Yankees. At that time, no team in baseball history had ever lost the first two games and gone on to win the seven-game championship. Dodgers fans all over America were saying “Wait until next year.”
With help from pitcher Johnny Podres and home-run hitters Roy Cmpanella, Gil Hodges, and Duke Snider, Brooklyn came back to win the next two games. A pair of homers by Snider put Brooklyn ahead. The Yankees took the sixth game, tying it up at three games apiece. The Brooklyn Dodgers won the last game, earning the team its first world championship.
US #3187j
1999 World Series Rivals – Celebrate the Century (1950s)
• Part of the sixth sheet in the Celebrate the Century stamp series issued from 1998-2000
• Commemorates America’s pastime and the entertaining World Series games of the 1950s
• Includes text on the back with historical details
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Celebrate the Century
Value: 32¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: May 26, 1999
First Day City: Springfield, Massachusetts
Quantity Issued: 188,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Intaglio
Format: Panes of 15
Perforations: 11.5
Tagging: Block Tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To recall the nail-biting face-offs between rivals New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers during the World Series games of the 1950s.
About the stamp design: Pictures artwork by Dean Ellis. Includes the following text on the back: “Between 1949 and 1956, the New York Yankees and their crosstown rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers, met five times in the World Series: 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, and 1956. The Dodgers won once, in 1955.”
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, the hometown of Dr. Seuss.
About the Celebrate the Century series: The USPS launched the Celebrate the Century series in 1998 to mark the end of the 20th century and herald the arrival of the 21st. The series includes 10 sheets of 15 stamps (150 in total), with each honoring important moments from a different decade (1900s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s). At the time of completion, it was the longest and most ambitious commemorative stamp series in US history.
History the stamp represents: The 1950s are often considered the “golden age of baseball,” a time when the sport was America’s unrivaled national pastime. Attendance at baseball games soared after World War II, and it was during this time that many teams began televising games.
The New York Yankees dominated baseball in the 1950s. The team played in eight of the decade’s ten World Series games, and won six. Of the eight World Series appearances, the Yankees faced their rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers, four times. The Dodgers beat the Yankees just one of those four times.
The Dodgers and Yankees played each other in the 1955 World Series. The first two games of the Series were won by the Yankees. At that time, no team in baseball history had ever lost the first two games and gone on to win the seven-game championship. Dodgers fans all over America were saying “Wait until next year.”
With help from pitcher Johnny Podres and home-run hitters Roy Cmpanella, Gil Hodges, and Duke Snider, Brooklyn came back to win the next two games. A pair of homers by Snider put Brooklyn ahead. The Yankees took the sixth game, tying it up at three games apiece. The Brooklyn Dodgers won the last game, earning the team its first world championship.