This first day cover is officially licensed by the Baseball Hall of Fame and features the official US Postal cancellation of the 2019 Hall of Fame Induction date, July 21, 2019. Brand new condition and delivered in a protective sleeve. The front features images of the 2019 Inductee Roy Halladay.
- Postmarked in Cooperstown, NY
- US Postal cancelled on the date of induction, July 21, 2019
- Measures 3 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches
- Delivered in a protective sleeve
Player Biography
Roy Halladay pitched 16 seasons for the Blue Jays and Phillies, winning Cy Young Awards in 2003 and 2010 and finishing in the Top 5 of his league’s Cy Young Award voting in five other seasons…An eight-time All-Star, Halladay led his league in complete games seven times, the most of any pitcher whose career started after World War II…A three-time 20-game winner, Halladay led his league in strikeouts-to-walks ratio five times, innings pitched four times, shutouts four times and victories twice… Halladay threw two no-hitters for the Phillies during the 2010 season, the first a perfect game against the Marlins on May 29 and then a no-hitter against the Reds in Game 1 of the NLDS, making Halladay the second pitcher in postseason history to throw a no-hitter following Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
This first day cover is officially licensed by the Baseball Hall of Fame and features the official US Postal cancellation of the 2019 Hall of Fame Induction date, July 21, 2019. Brand new condition and delivered in a protective sleeve. The front features images of the 2019 Inductee Roy Halladay.
- Postmarked in Cooperstown, NY
- US Postal cancelled on the date of induction, July 21, 2019
- Measures 3 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches
- Delivered in a protective sleeve
Player Biography
Roy Halladay pitched 16 seasons for the Blue Jays and Phillies, winning Cy Young Awards in 2003 and 2010 and finishing in the Top 5 of his league’s Cy Young Award voting in five other seasons…An eight-time All-Star, Halladay led his league in complete games seven times, the most of any pitcher whose career started after World War II…A three-time 20-game winner, Halladay led his league in strikeouts-to-walks ratio five times, innings pitched four times, shutouts four times and victories twice… Halladay threw two no-hitters for the Phillies during the 2010 season, the first a perfect game against the Marlins on May 29 and then a no-hitter against the Reds in Game 1 of the NLDS, making Halladay the second pitcher in postseason history to throw a no-hitter following Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
