The Legends of Baseball stamps will feature Roberto Clemente, Ty Cobb, Mickey Cochrane, Eddie Collins, Dizzy Dean, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Josh Gibson, Lefty Grove, Rogers Hornsby, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, George Sisler, Tris Speaker, Pie Traynor, Honus Wagner and Cy Young. These players were honored last season as part of Major League Baseball’s “All-Century Team” program.

The stamp designs will be unveiled May 4 in a pre-game ceremony at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig, All-Century Team program member Mark McGwire and other baseball stars will join postal officials at the unveiling ceremony.

The Legends of Baseball stamps will be officially dedicated and issued July 6 in Atlanta, Ga., at a ceremony held adjacent to the “Club MLB Road Show Presented by Jif Smooth Sensations” and in conjunction with Major League Baseball’s 2000 All-Star Week, which concludes July 11 with the 71st All-Star Game at Turner Field. Many family members of the players appearing on the stamps will attend the dedication ceremony.

200 million of the self-adhesive, 33-cent stamps will be printed. They will be available at Atlanta post offices starting July 6 and at post offices nationwide starting July 7. The stamps will also be available at a special Postal Service retail booth at the John Hancock All-Star FanFest—one of the main attractions of All-Star Week—from July 7–11 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

The stamps were illustrated by Joe Saffold of Savannah, Ga. Phil Jordan, of Falls Church, Va., was the art director.

For more information on U.S. stamps, or to order many stamps and philatelic items, visit www.stampsonline.com. Stamps can also be ordered toll-free by calling 1-800-STAMP-24.