Abner Doubleday codified baseball's rules
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Doubleday is credited with playing the first game of baseball with school friends in Cooperstown, NY in 1839. In 1939 the centennial was celebrated with the issuing of over 81 million commemorative stamps. Doubleday's life, including his stint as a solder in the Mexican War, in briefly recounted.
Publication Name: Stamps
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0038-9358
Year: 1996
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Black heritage on U.S. first days
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Three commemorative stamps feature jazz pioneer Duke Ellington, Ragtime pianist Scott Joplin, and singer Ethel Waters. Recalling these musicians and their accomplishments contributes to the observation of Black History Month in February 1995.
Publication Name: Stamps
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0038-9358
Year: 1995
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