Baseball U.S. Postage Stamps

Baseball stamps bring the history of America’s pastime to your mailbox. Beginning with the first U.S. baseball postage stamp in 1939, the collection below includes 66 stamp designs featuring players, ballparks, baseball and softball action, and memorable moments from the game.

Based on reported production quantities, these designs represent approximately 2.29 billion stamps with a combined original postage value of about $664 million.

Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth received individual baseball stamps in 1982 and 1983, respectively. Both later appeared in the Celebrate the Century series and the 2000 Legends of Baseball issue, giving each player three U.S. postage stamp designs.

Explore the U.S. baseball stamps below to learn about each issue, view stamp sheets and first day covers, and discover the stories behind the artwork. For baseball stamps from around the world, visit the International Baseball Stamp Collection.

Select a baseball postage stamp to learn more about it, see full sheets, first day covers, and stamp albums – before they get cancelled:

U.S. Postage Stamps

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Baseball Stamp Checklist

Are you a collector? View the listing of every postage stamp United States or internationally issued depicting baseball, baseball players, stadiums, activities, or design elements from 1934 to 2000 in the Baseball Stamp Checklist.

U.S. Baseball Stamps by the Numbers

Compare production quantities, original postage rates, and total face values for U.S. baseball and softball stamps. Each row counts the relevant designs within an issue, with total face value calculated using the denomination at release. Some production figures are estimates or initially announced quantities.

Issue	Quantity of Stamps	Total Value	Denomination
1939 Centennial of Baseball	81,269,600	$2,438,088	$0.03
2001 Legendary Playing Fields	125,000,000	$42,500,000	$0.34
1982 Jackie Robinson	164,235,000	$32,847,000	$0.20
1983 Babe Ruth	184,950,000	$36,990,000	$0.20
1984 Roberto Clemente	119,125,000	$23,825,000	$0.20
1989 Lou Gehrig	262,755,000	$65,688,750	$0.25
1991 Comedians – Abbott & Costello	139,995,600	$40,598,724	$0.29
1992 Olympic Summer Games	170,865,000	$49,550,850	$0.29
1995 Recreational Sports: Softball	30,000,000	$9,600,000	$0.32
1996 Centennial Olympic Games	16,207,500	$5,186,400	$0.32
1996 Folk Heroes: Mighty Casey	23,687,500	$7,580,000	$0.32
1998 Celebrate the Century: First World Series	12,533,333	$4,010,667	$0.32
1998 Celebrate the Century: Babe Ruth	12,533,333	$4,010,667	$0.32
1999 Celebrate the Century: Jackie Robinson	12,533,333	$4,136,000	$0.33
1999 Celebrate the Century: The Shot Heard ’Round the World	12,533,333	$4,136,000	$0.33
1999 Celebrate the Century: World Series Rivals	12,533,333	$4,136,000	$0.33
1999 Celebrate the Century: Roger Maris, 61 in ’61	8,000,000	$2,640,000	$0.33
2000 Celebrate the Century: New Baseball Records	5,500,000	$1,815,000	$0.33
2000 Legends of Baseball	225,000,000	$74,250,000	$0.33
2000 Youth Team Sports: Baseball	22,000,000	$7,260,000	$0.33
2017 Have a Ball: Baseball	10,000,000	$4,900,000	$0.49
2010 Negro Leagues Baseball	80,000,000	$35,200,000	$0.44
2012 Major League Baseball All-Stars	92,000,000	$41,400,000	$0.45
1969 100th Anniversary of Baseball	130,925,000	$7,855,500	$0.06
2008 Take Me Out To The Ballgame	75,000,000	$31,500,000	$0.42
2006 Baseball Sluggers	200,000,000	$78,000,000	$0.39
2020 Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary	5,000,000	$2,750,000	$0.55
2021 Yogi Berra	25,000,000	$13,750,000	$0.55
2021 Backyard Games: Baseball	3,200,000	$1,760,000	$0.55
2024 Hank Aaron	30,000,000	$21,900,000	$0.73
2026 American Icons: Jackie Robinson Baseball Glove	1,770,000	$1,380,600	$0.78
Total	2,294,151,865	$640,314,645