New 1908 "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" USPS stamps!

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Posted By: Ray Piskadlo

I saw these at the post office and had to buy them. They represent the 100 year anniversary of the song, which was written in the summer of 1908 by a Jack Norworth.

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Posted By: MVSNYC

bad design, IMO...too much going on...would have been better to show a player in 1908 uniform, versus late 1800's..."A" for effort, tho.

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Posted By: leon

This is why there is chocolate and vanilla. I think this design is absolutely beautiful and wouldn't change a thing......

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Posted By: Matt

Why is there a line through the 42?

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Posted By: Jeff Prizner

love the design too, possibly the coolest baseball stamp that I have ever seen.

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Posted By: Andrew S.

<Why is there a line through the 42?

Because they're ashamed of the price of stamps today?

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Posted By: Steve Murray

is a "bar sinister" commonly being a sign prohibiting some action. Are they saying that this is not a 42 cent stamp? Weird.

But I too like the stamp and bought 10 sheets just yesterday.

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Posted By: Sean

There is a line though the 42 so you can't counterfeit it I believe (not a legal stamp); everything the post office releases or makes with a stamp design (unless it's a real stamp) has a line through the value of the stamp.

I bought some earlier this week when I was shipping cards..."you sell all these expensive baseball cards you have to buy the stamp!"

edited - spelling

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Posted By: Steve Murray

The "actual" stamps do NOT have the bar sinister.

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Posted By: Sean

Bar sinister...makes it sound like you have to buy them behind the building at night with a briefcase of money.

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Posted By: jay wolt

Here's the Net 54 thread from 2 weeks ago
where the original card is pictured that
was used for this stamp

http://www.network54.com/Forum/153652/thread/1217034572/last-1217078201/POST+OFFICE+has+good+taste+in+BASE+BALL

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Posted By: MVSNYC

sorry guys...to each, his own.

i'll stick to using my "Star Wars" stamps...

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Posted By: Steve

the bar is likely to discourage counterfeiting?


With all the riff-raff of today's game, this stamp can be nothing but good.


Maybe even one day...

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Posted By: Bruce Babcock

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Posted By: barry arnold

The stamps are beauts!!!

best,

barry

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Posted By: Paul

Bruce, what is that? Whatever it is, it just went up in value.

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Posted By: Bruce Babcock

It's a trade card for National League Fine Cut Tobacco. It's always been one of my favorite trade cards.