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Numbered
Limited Edition
RARE - Sports
Memorabilia
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Highly
Collectible * United
States Postal Service
Sports
Mat -  - Baseball
New York
Yankees * Hideki
Matsui *
Opening
Day 2003 Cachet
8
x 10 Color Photo * Hand
Cancelled Unique Cover / FDC
Bronx, NY - APR 8, 2003 * Numbered COA on Hologram
Professionally
Acid
Free Double Matted
* Frame
Ready
The original issue price was
-- $19.99.
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there may be some glare from
the sun on the sealed plastic enclusure
see enlarged SCAN, below
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Team |
Player/s |
Postmark |
Condition |
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NY Yankees |
Hideki Matsui |
Bronx, NY
April
8, 2003
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EXCELLENT+ |
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Issued
By
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United
States Postal Service
Official Licensed Retail Product
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Size
l x h
(cm)
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acid
free double matted, heavy board backed --
approx. - 40.7 x
30.6 cm
in unopened original heavy
plastic wrap
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MUST
READ
BEFORE
BIDDING
NOTE
SHIPPING
COST
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US Destinations via USPS Surface between boards
with
Tracking -- $7.35
INSURANCE is extra and highly recommended -- $1.85
this LINK --  -- has details about my payment options, shipping
costs and a note to potential foreign bidders
Foreign shipping cost via
USPS
First Class between boards
Canada
/ Mexico -- $9.35 ** Europe
& Other Countries
-- $11.35
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BLESS!!
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About
My
Limited
Edition
U.S.P.S.
Sports
Mats
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I have been stashing away full sheets of
commemorative stamps and other philatelic items for over 45 years
-- Evelio did too -- for
no other reason except that we
liked the designs -- they depict subjects
that we were interested in -- sports, fossils, animals, plants, history, famous people, science, technology and art -- stamp collecting is an easy and fun way for kids
from 8 to 68 to learn about geography, as well
as the subjects depicted on the postage stamps.
The United States Postal Service started selling Limited Edition
photographs accompanied by an associated special one-day-only
hand stamped cover [a postal term for envelope] dedicated
to special events, stamp issues, and what they call Sports Mats in about 2002. These Sports
Mats highlight a player [and in some cases
the team or several players], apparently on some significant
date relative to the team and player/s depicted.
They are all professionally DOUBLE matted using acid free board --  -- the surround
/ border of the photo and cover have beveled edges, the same
costly methods used by upscale framing shops to prepare art work
for a custom frame of the customer's choice.
This series of Sports Mats was
obtained for me over the past few years by a friend who does
my postal runs for me when he can get out of work, usually in
duplicate, and what I am offering is my spare -- not all post
offices carry them, and the ones that do, usually seem to have
only a couple models available, and they can't get more of the
same presentation -- they cost him $19.99 / each -- I checked
the USPS web site and these things are NOT listed
anywhere. My pal doesn't charge me for his help, which is super
kewl. All are in proverbial MINT condition,
and stashed as safely as I do with absolutely everything.
These Sports Mats were only issued
on a single day and are extremely difficult to find!
Listen to your seller
talking to YOU, personally, about his awesome
items while you are reading about this one
For more information about me, check out
my eBay PROFILE
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Limited
Edition
Number
on
Hologram
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Y E S
Number on hologram - DB171091763
two
things make this a valuable Limited Edition sports collectible --
1) the unique registration number of the officially
licensed photograph, stated above, on the Hologram printed
on the lower right of the photo, and although there are perhaps
a couple hundred similar photographs, each has a different number -- and
2) the one-day-only hand cancellation on the First
Day Cover, which commemorates some special
achievement of the player/s and/or his team on that particular date and/or at that location -- there may be several hundred of that particular
style envelope design bearing that specific cancellation date
and/or special cachet -- you may find this and other common stamp collecting
terms and definitions at STAMPS.
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About
This
Limited
Edition
Sports
Mat
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This commemorative postal sports memorabilia item is oversized for my scanner platten, and is
not shown completely -- the digital PIC,
above, does illustrate this item in its entirety, within its
protective sealed heavy plastic sleeve -- keep in mind that the
scan, as kewl as it appears, does
absolutely no justice to this fabulous
unique sports memorabilia item because the actual hologrammed numbered
Limited Edition 8 x 10 color photo and the Hand
Cancelled First Day Cover are recessed
under the heavy acid
free
double mat, covered by the heavy plastic
sleeve, so it is NOT flat against the scanner platten and may appear slightly
out of focus -- what I wanted to illustrate included what was
possible of the photo AND the special
postmark, as well as the professionally cut matting with beveled
edges .
note the crisp beveled surfaces
of the professional acid free double matting,
and the unique one-day-only
Opening Day 2003 hand cancellation
there may be some glare of
the scanner on the unopened / sealed plastic envelope
WOWSERS! This is the ultimate classy gift
for yourself, for that hubby, family member or special friend
who is a Yankees fan, combining the macho splendor of the 8 x 10" official sports
photograph with the uniqueness of the
special
postmarked Opening
Day 2003
First Day Cover, or FDC, a particular
postal format which philatelic connoisseurs worldwide collect.
Imagine if you could
get Hideki to sign your item!
The reverse of the backing board is white,
without printing -- ready
for framing and display on the walls of
your home, office or super kewl in your dorm room!
This fabulous Limited Edition sports collectible
item will be securely sent between boards for
protection against possible bending / damage in transit, but
I always suggest that the lucky winner get insurance
just in case -- see above for my shipping information.
Unique sports memorabilia in
EXCELLENT+ Condition !!
The original issue price was
-- $19.99.
Please look at my other awesome CANADIAN eBay items
while you are here *
* something
for everybody, and, as always, at a low opening bid! -- combine wins for possible reduction of shipping
costs [according to total size / weight]
I
Ship *  * Worldwide
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