The First United States Commemorative Postage Stamp Honoring Jackie Robinson,
A collegiate All American in baseball, football, basketball, and track, Fought in the army World War II, First African-American ballplayer in the International League,
In 1949 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he won the National League batting crown, hitting .342, and was named the National League's Most Valuable Player.
In 1962, Robinson became the first African American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
He died in Stamford, Connecticut in 1972.
Issued August 2, 1982 in Cooperstown, New York,
First Day of Issue Cover, FDC, Fleetwood Cachet, Ideal for Framing, Unaddressed,
Cover in Removable Transparent Poly Sleeve and Mailed With Protection,
Made in the USA
Genuine First Day of Stamp Issued Cover Cancelled on the First Day of Issue Date by the U.S. Postal Service,
