Info needed on 1939 centennial first day covers showing inductees.

[Lucas00]

I've tried researching these to no avail, I can only find a few examples of covers showing players (can't find any that look like this?). Tried to contact Steve who runs the 1939 centennial site but based on past messages not getting a reply I'm not expecting this one to.

I've seen the regular generic non player covers sell for very little, seems like $10-$20. But I mean a Babe Ruth covers gotta be worth something?

Thanks for your help!!

[Lucas00]

Player shown are

Honus Wagner, abner doubleday, ty cobb, christy mathewson, grover alexander, walter johnson

[BRoberts]

Maybe list them on the BST for $500 each and see what happens?

[balltrash]

But, and this could merely be a rumor, i heard within the last year or so that Steve may have passed. He has not been at the last November Shriners show or two and he was always sitting a few booths down from the popcorn/candy vendor.

[balltrash]

Steve has passed. He was always a pleasure to talk to and very generous with his knowledge of all things Centennial related:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries...ry?id=36791218

Originally Posted by balltrash

But, and this could merely be a rumor, i heard within the last year or so that Steve may have passed. He has not been at the last November Shriners show or two and he was always sitting a few booths down from the popcorn/candy vendor.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by balltrash

Steve has passed. He was always a pleasure to talk to and very generous with his knowledge of all things Centennial related:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries...ry?id=36791218

This quote is on the top of the site’s homepage:

"We collect memories, storing them in our top bureau drawer or carefully packing them away in a box in the attic. These mementos are reflections of events especially meaningful to us. We pull them out on occasion to help us recall those memories; rarely shared or understood by others. Over time, we stop opening the box; the need for a physical reminder diminishes, and decades pass. We move on and the mysterious box, lying undisturbed in the attic corner, is forgotten. We pass away and our memories - the ephemera of a time gone by is sold in a yard sale or on ebay and that history and meaning is lost, forever." - Stephen Kennedy

[TCMA]

There are even versions of the Baseball Centennial covers with little photos of the players.


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[Lucas00]

Thank you all for the comments. Didn't know that he passed away, I'm happy to see his site is still up.

[Hankphenom]

Don't think I've ever seen these before.

[calvindog]

[Exhibitman]

Wow, that is a nice item, Jeff.

I had no idea of the breadth of these covers until i ran across one at a paper fair, bought it, and started researching. This must've been a really big deal among stamp/FDC collectors in 1939 because there are literally hundreds of different designs.

[Snapolit1]

I collected FDCs as a kid. Was a lot of fun buying the engraved envelopes and then sending them around the country to get stamped. Unfortunately today 99.9999% of them have basically no value. I was stunned to see how little people were getting for huge collections of FDCs on eBay. These baseball ones are really cool.

[chalupacollects]

People also would take them too Cooperstown to get them autographed by that year’s inductees


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