St Vincent MNH BOB FELLER 23KT GOLD PLATED STAMP BASEBALL Hall of Fame Member

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St. Vincent
23kt Gold Plated
BASEBALL STAMP
OF BOB FELLER
Baseballs Hall of Fame Heroes
Collection
Bob Feller of the
Cleveland Indians from 1986-1956
According
to the baseball Hall of Fame:
Hall of Famer Ted Lyons recalled “It wasn't until you hit against him that you knew how fast he really was, until you saw with your own eyes that ball jumping at you”.
Bob Feller began his Major League journey in 1936, at age 17, fresh off his family’s farm in Van Meter, IA. It was during his rookie season that Feller earned the nickname “Rapid” Robert because of his devastating fastball and high strikeout totals. He made his first major league start in August, striking out 15 St. Louis Browns. A month later, he set an American League rookie record fanning 17 Philadelphia Athletics in a game. Upon completion of his rookie campaign, Feller returned home to Iowa to finish his senior year of high school—his graduation was covered by NBC Radio.
“Rapid” Robert really began to hit his stride after his 19th birthday, rattling off a string of three straight twenty win seasons. It was during this time that Senators’ manager Bucky Harris conveyed the following strategy to his players when facing Feller “Go on up there and hit what you see. If you can’t see it, come on back”. The day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 9, 1941, Feller put aside his 3-C draft deferment status and enlisted in the US Navy. With this selfless act he became Major League Baseball’s first player to enlist in World War II, and in the process, gave up nearly four seasons of baseball in the prime of his career. But Feller had no regrets “I'm proud of that decision to enlist. It was important to serve your country. I didn't worry about losing my baseball career. We needed to win the war. I wanted to do my part”.
This listing is for a MNH baseball stamp plated in 23kt Gold
This is of a Baseball Great IN A REAL Postage Stamp
This is a Fantastic Addition to any Sports Collection
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