Announced by the USPS on November 9, 2026:

Often called the greatest all-around baseball player ever, Willie Mays (1931-2024) is celebrated with the 50th stamp in the USPS Black Heritage series. Known for his elite defense, he won 12 MLB Gold Glove Awards. The stamp design is an homage to classic baseball cards. It features two photos: a portrait of Mays as a New York Giant and a photo of Mays making an over-the-shoulder catch. That play from Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, known as “The Catch,” is widely considered baseball’s most famous play and led to a New York Giants win. The orange background of the stamp is a reference to the color that followed Mays through his career, from the New York and San Francisco Giants to the New York Mets. Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp with photographs from Getty Images.

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