Page 1 of 1
Sugar Ray Robinson Stamp
Posted: 07 Apr 2006, 21:32
by THE DANCING MASTER
FYI folks, the US Post Office unveiled a Sugar Ray Robinson stamp today. What others boxers on on stamps? I believe Louis and Dempsey are. I have some Ali stamps from foreign countries.
Posted: 08 Apr 2006, 02:18
by sockdolager
this stamp sucks! It is a black and white pic of him, whatever happened to employing talented artists to portray the subject in all his glory!? Sorry im just an angry artist that could have done this better.
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ ... _wx102.jpg
Posted: 11 Apr 2006, 00:43
by THE DANCING MASTER
Yes, Sockdollanger, I was expecting more. This is just a standard stock photo of Ray. Not a bad picture of him, but something more could have been done. Still glad to see him on a stamp, though.
Posted: 11 Apr 2006, 00:47
by Expug
Picture of him landin that left hook on Gene Fullmer would have been good. ..Oh well.
Posted: 11 Apr 2006, 01:37
by generic screen name
What took so long? I always assumed that he had a stamp
Re: Sugar Ray Robinson Stamp
Posted: 12 May 2006, 20:14
by hhascup
THE DANCING MASTER wrote:FYI folks, the US Post Office unveiled a Sugar Ray Robinson stamp today. What others boxers on on stamps? I believe Louis and Dempsey are. I have some Ali stamps from foreign countries.
Eddie Eagan (1990) he was also a bobsledder & won Gold medals in both winter ad summer games.
Joe Louis (1993)
Jack Dempsey (1998)
Rocky Marciano (1999)
Sugar Ray Robinson (2006)
Note: When they had the unveiling of his stamp at the Rocky Maricano Gym in Jersey City, New Jersey, I was the MC. I was asked to be the MC by his brother Lou who was part owner of the gym.
