Summer trips to the mailbox and post office just got a bit more exciting. Starting today, the United States Post Office is selling stamps bearing the likeness of four late Hall of Famers — Ted Williams, Larry Doby, Joe DiMaggio and Willie Stargell. We've known about this for awhile now …
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