United Postal Service Representatives, Paul Smith, Public Affairs & Communications Manager, Devra Jamison, Retail Sales Specialist, Frank Schuhl, Hatboro Postmaster, & Larry Hennesey, Hatboro Postal Supervisor, A's Society General Manager, Ernie Montella and Michael Fesnak, Society Stamp Committee Chairman, arranged a special ceremony that honored the 4 Philadelphia Athletics Greats depicted in the Postal Service's July 7th, 2000, release of the Legends of Baseball set of 20 commemorative stamps.

Presentations were held at the A's Society Museum/Library/Gift Shoppe 6 North York Road, Hatboro, PA on Saturday, July 29th at 10:00AM.

On hand were relatives of three of the four honorees.  Jimmie Foxx's daughter, Nanci Foxx Canaday of Sumterville, Florida accepted the award for her father. Eddie Collins' son, Eddie, Jr. of Kenneth Square, Pennsylvania accepted on his father's behalf.  Lefty Grove's grandson, Richard Monnett of Hagerstown, Maryland, and Grove's great grandchildren, Mark Monnett and Nicky Monnett Draheim, also from Hagerstown, Maryland, were on hand to receive the honor for Lefty.  David Jordan, A's Society President, accepted the Mickey Cochrane award on behalf of the Cochrane family.  The Postal Service also presented each recipient, a framed 20 stamp set of the Legends of Baseball to commemorate the occasion.

A's Society Secretary, John Patton taking in the festive occasion.

Rikke Silberman, A's Society volunteer, delivers the special cake to commemorate the day.

An enlargement of each stamp was presented to the A's Society Museum and will be on permanent display in the Museum section.  David Jordan A's Society President, and Michael Fesnak, A's Society Chairman Commemorative Stamp Committee, accepted on behalf of the Philadelphia A's Society.

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One of the finest left-handed pitchers in the history of Major League Baseball.  Lefty Grove went 31-4 for the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics.  In the process, he put together a 16-game winning streak.

Mickey Cochrane sparked the Philadelphia Athletics' championship teams of 1929-1931 with his potent bat, skill behind the plate, and fierce, competitive spirit.

Eddie "Cocky" Collins played the game of baseball for 25 season, a 20th century record for nonpitchers.  His brilliant baserunning and batting helped four teams win World Championships.

One of the top Major League Baseball sluggers of all time. Jimmie Foxx hit 30 or more home runs for 12 seasons in a row.  Foxx won the Triple Crown for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1933, leading the American League in home runs, batting, and RBI's.