First day cover honoring the centennial of baseball, postmarked at Cooperstown on June 12, 1939, signed in fountain pen, "Lloyd Waner, Pirates," and "Paul Waner, 'Pirates.'" In fine condition, with a light handwritten address to the lower right. This three-cent postage stamp honoring baseball's 100th anniversary was issued in conjunction with the dedication and opening of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on June 12, 1939. Known as 'Little Poison' and 'Big Poison,' the Waner brothers anchored the Pirates' outfield and lineup during the 1930s, and both would be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.
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