First Day of Issue stamp event set June 24
WATCH: Highlight video of Yogi Berra’s life produced for his induction into the St. Louis Hall of Fame in 2009.
The U.S. Postal Service will honor Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and American Icon Yogi Berra with a commemorative Forever stamp. News of the stamp is being shared with hashtags #YogiBerraStamp and #BaseballStamps.
Ron A. Bloom, Chairman, U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors; Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and CEO, U.S. Postal Service; and Bob Costas, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster will be on hand at the at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center on June 24 for the First Day of Issue stamp event.
Beloved by fans across the country, Yogi Berra (1925-2015) was one of the best Major League Baseball players of all time. Berra won a record 10 World Series with the New York Yankees, a record that will never be broken, and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
During his career, Berra won three AL MVP awards and was an 18-time MLB All-Star. Considered the best catcher in the American League in the 1950s, he was also a feared hitter, averaging better than .300 four times — finishing with a .285 lifetime average — knocking in 100 runs five times and…
