US Postal Service to Honor Willie Mays and Pat Summitt with 2027 Commemorative Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced its 2027 stamp lineup, which will feature baseball legend Willie Mays and University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt. Willie Mays will be recognized with the 50th stamp in the Black Heritage series. The stamp design for Mays pays homage to classic baseball cards, featuring a portrait of him as a New York Giant and a photo of him making an over-the-shoulder catch. Mays, who passed away in 2024 at the age of 93, was a 24-time All-Star, two-time MVP, and 1954 World Series champion. Pat Summitt, who died in 2016 at 64, will be honored for her 38-year career at the University of Tennessee, where she became the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history. Her stamp features an oil-on-primed-linen portrait by Roberto Parada. In addition to these sports icons, the USPS will release a variety of other stamps in 2027, including designs for Lunar New Year, mythical creatures, vegetables, Halloween characters, and a semi-postal stamp benefiti...
