Ted Williams tops Joe DiMaggio in orders for new commemorative stamps

Well sure, that Inverted Ted Williams Head .400 Annas mash stamp was a great idea!

The Splendid Splinter is finally getting the best of the Yankee Clipper when it comes to pre-orders of stamps from a new set featuring Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Willie Stargell and Larry Doby.

Williams’ stamp leads with 14,380 pre-orders, followed by DiMaggio at 10,100, former Pittsburgh Pirate Willie Stargell with 5,920, and Cleveland Indians great Larry Doby with 4,700.

“Baseball fans are relentless for stepping up to the plate to support their teams and players,” United States Postal Service Stamp Services Manager Stephen Kearney said. “I’m sure as the summer unfolds it will be like a tight pennant race as we see who buys the most individual player sheets.”

“It’s a double header for baseball fans,” Kearney remarked. “And of special interest to baseball memorabilia collectors, we’re pre-selling some of our first-ever pristine, no perforations uncut press sheets.”