Conference school::sports_memorabilia

    Tony,
    
    The postmark was hand done at a Post Office booth by a U.S.P.S.
    employee. It is an "official" government cancellation commemorating
    the event. I liked it, so I bought it. Maybe some dealers get thier
    own rubber stamps, but I witnessed the cancellation, and like I
    said, was satisfied.
    
    Hope that helps,
    
    John D.
    

The postmark to have would be of the original game 3!

    RE: .5
    
    I got two of them.
    
    RE: .6 (I think)
    
    They had two with autographs, Kevin Mitchell and Will Clark. I,
    like most of you, like to get my autographs in person, so I didn't
    buy any. Besides, they were pretty pricey!
    
    John D.
    

    Tony, here's how it worked at the game:
    
    The vendor has the cachet (I hate the name, too) envelopes in stock.
    It is an envelope with the world series logo on the left side and
    the postage stamp in the upper right hand corner. You buy the envelope
    from the vendor's booth, and then walk to the U.S.P.S. booth. The
    POST OFFICE provides the cancellation for you, done by a "genuine"
    postal clerk, uniform and everything. As long as there is a stamp
    on it, the Post Office will cancell it, in this case with a special
    cancellation made for the World Series. If you brought your own
    stamped envelopes, you could get a commemorative cancellation on
    them, too (we did). People put stamps on ticket stubs, W.S. programs,
    etc., and the Post Office cancelled them all with the special
    cancellation. I bought the envelopes with the W.S. design because
    it was more attractive than a plain envelope. 
    
    To sum up, you buy the UNCANCELLED cachet envelope, and then go
    to the Post Office booth a few yards away to obtain the commemorative
    cancellation. This is a U.S.P.S. cancellation that shows what Postal
    Station did the cancellation, the date, the event, and the game
    number. Also, if you brought your own stuff, the Post Office didn't
    charge for the cancellation, they can't by law. 
    
    If you're still confused, shoot me mail and we'll talk. Perhaps
    I'm not painting a clear enough picture here.
    
    If you still think it's crap, no problem. We can't agree on
    everything.8^)
    
    John D.
     

    re:.15
    
    Roy,
    
    The other guests could take bets on how long you'd be in the bathroom. 
    Doesn't the Rose plate come with a bookies business card?
    
    joe

    RE:.12 Tony
    
    As far as other events go, who knows. I haven't seen any other items
    like the one's you describe, only First Day Covers and the World
    Series issue I saw. I suppose you'd have to have the envelopes made
    up and ready, and then run down to the Post Office that day and
    get 'em all stamped before they close....being able to tell the
    future would definitely be a plus! I would think it's plausable
    to assume that for something like Hank Aarons record breaking homerun
    some enterprizing fellow would have the envelopes pre-made, as it would be
    a question of when, not if. 
    
    
    When I entered the base note, I had no idea I'd start such a big
    deal!8*)
    
    Perhaps next time I come out that way for training, I'll bring 'em
    along and show them to you. But I refuse to eat spaghetti off of
    Pete Rose's face!!
    
    John D.
    
    
    
   
    
    

They had all this stuff available in Coopertown at the induction 
ceremonies this summer.

The PO would cancel anything with a stamp, programs, leaflets, 
you name it. The HOF were giving away programs at the gate and selling 
scorecards for .50 a piece.

A couple of hours later, when they were out of everything, the 
"cancelled" scorecards were going for $5 and the programs for $7.

And people were buying them. Unreal.

I got a few for myself. Hell, for the price of a stamp, it's a 
cheap souvenior.

daryll

    re .14
    
    Rose obviously belongs on a cachet or sachet or whatever the hell
    it is, while Strawberry, Rice, and Trout belong on plates.  Some
    kid at a card show once was all excited about the Larry Bird plate
    he'd just bought for big bucks.  Imaging eating your bacon and eggs
    off that mug! Or a plate of rigatoni off Steve Balboni! Or fondue
    off Hendu!  Roast quail off Kevin McHale (talk about death warmed
    over)? Vermicelli off Petrocelli? Sorry Tony, but there seem to
    be more food names that rhyme with the names of Italian players.
    Don't think I'd want to eat squab off a likeness of Cobb either.
    Never mind. Just forget this reply. Let's get on to discussing those
    ceramic cards, which are so much fun to flip!

    Speaking of breakable collectibles, did any of you see the Babe
    Ruth bust advertised recently in SCD?  The Babe's head blends into
    a likeness of a baseball, and bears an "authentic" signature. This
    "limited edition" beauty can be yours for only $250.  And remember,
    you can get this bust, or any brittle collectible cancelled by an
    authentic civil servant for the price of a stamp!

    What about Kielbasa (pronounced Kiel-bahsey) on Yastremski?
    
    Galumpke on Kluczewski?
    
    Kapusta on (Warren) Bruster?

    Hey Tony,
    
    Guess what? I just got another cachet. It's really bitchin', man. It
    commemorates opening day at the 'Stick 1990. Totaly awesome. I wish you
    were here so you could check it out, dude. Want one? 8^)
    
    "Cachet man"

	... I'm about as interested in "cachets" (lisp,spit) as I am in visit-
ing the Castro district of San Fagcisco 8^) !!!  HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!  Hey
... I'm missin a few Mantle cards, and Mays coins ... ya know, ya can't trust
dem west coast "dudes".  Too much "Rice-A-Roni" 8^) !!!

					Tony
    

    Uh oh. You're going to hear about that last reply, Tony. You managed to
    offend people of a certain collecting preference, a certain sexual
    preference, a certain geographical preference, and a certain
    gastronomical preference.  All in one note!  Let's try to be a little
    more understanding. After all, one man's "Cachet" is another man's
    delicate lace hankie. 

    Tony, 
    
    Gee, let me know which ones you're missing, maybe I can make you a
    deal on some stuff I recently acquired.....
    
    John D.