1936 Detroit Times Sport Stamp

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Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Below is the list I compiled from the 1936 Detroit Times Newspapers. I was unable to find the following Sunday issues ( July 12,19,26, Aug 2, 9, and 16),therefore the checklist may not be complete. I found 104 ( 92 different subjects and the 12 variations). All were issued as doubles except the 12 ct. that was issued in the Sunday June 28th edition that crerated the variations.
I have seen online a Carl Hubbell and a double of Bill Dickey/Maxie Rosenbloom but I can't confirm a 1936 date. The bio's on these indicate stats thru the 1934 season only, and I have never seen them in the 1936 papers.

Thanks for posting that Mike. I have scans of 22 of these stamps, with several pairs. The Hubbell is paired with boxer Lou Ambers, whose storyline reads that he recently dethroned Tony Canzoneri as lightweight champion of the world. A google search shows that Ambers beat Canzoneri on 9/03/1936, having lost to him the preceding year on May 10, 1935. And yes, Hubbell's stats from "last season" show his 1934 record of 21-12. So they either got the fight result wrong in '35 or failed to get correct baseball stats for use in 1936, although Hubbell was 23-12 in 1935, so maybe just a typo. My guess it's a 1936 issue, although my scan has no date.