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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3457 

To direct the Postmaster General to issue a forever stamp honoring the 

1969 New York Mets on the 50th Anniversary of their World Series victory. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 25, 2019 

Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. SUOZZI, and Mr. ENGEL) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 

Reform 

A BILL 

To direct the Postmaster General to issue a forever stamp 

honoring the 1969 New York Mets on the 50th Anniversary of their World Series victory. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘1969 New York Mets 

5 Stamp Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The New York Mets, having proudly rep9 resented the State of New York in professional baseVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:03 Jul 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3457.IH H3457

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1 ball since 1962, won their first World Series title in 

2 1969. 

3 (2) The 1969 New York Mets overcame a stum4 bling 7 years since their creation to win 100 games. 

5 (3) The 1969 New York Mets bested the Chi6 cago Cubs led by 3 future Hall-of-Famers to win the 

7 Eastern Division. 

8 (4) The 1969 New York Mets somehow swept 

9 an Atlanta Braves team led by Hammerin’ Hank 

10 Aaron to win their first National League Champion11 ship. 

12 (5) The 1969 New York Mets masterfully man13 aged to defeat the intimidating American League 

14 Champion Baltimore Orioles, led by the fearsome 

15 Robinson duo of Frank and Brooks, in 5 games. 

16 (6) The 1969 New York Mets’ victory was so 

17 unexpected they came to be nicknamed the ‘‘Miracle 

18 Mets’’. 

19 (7) A country struggling through the Vietnam 

20 War was given optimism by the characters that were 

21 the 1969 New York Mets, whose success provided 

22 New York City with a much needed opportunity to 

23 celebrate. 

24 (8) Ex-Marines Tom ‘‘The Franchise’’ Seaver 

25 and Gil Hodges steeled the team through thick and 


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1 thin to bring a championship to a city in desperate 

2 need. 

3 (9) The slugging of the likes of Ed Kranepool, 

4 Art Shamsky, Ron Swoboda, Cleon Jones, and Donn 

5 Clendenon led the unrivaled offense of the 1969 New 

6 York Mets. 

7 (10) The arms of the likes of Tom ‘‘The Fran8 chise’’ Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Nolan Ryan, Jim 

9 McAndrew, Tug McGraw, and Gary Gentry worked 

10 to overpower hitters for the 1969 New York Mets. 

11 (11) The leadership of Gil Hodges of the 1969 

12 New York Mets will forever be unrivaled in Major 

13 League Baseball history. 

14 (12) 50 years later the effect of the 1969 New 

15 York Mets on the city of New York, the State of 

16 New York, and the entire country has not been for17 gotten. 

18 (13) The 1969 New York Mets continue to 

19 serve as a reminder of why baseball will forever be 

20 America’s pastime. 

21 SEC. 3. 1969 NEW YORK METS STAMP. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to honor the 1969 New 

23 York Mets upon the 50th anniversary of their World Se24 ries victory, the Postmaster General shall provide for the 


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1 issuance of a forever stamp suitable for that purpose that 

2 depicts the 1969 New York Mets. 

3 (b) DEFINITION OF DEFINITIVE STAMP.—For the 

4 purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘forever stamp’’ means a 

5 definitive stamp that— 

6 (1) meets the postage required for first-class 

7 mail up to one ounce in weight; and 

8 (2) retains full validity for that purpose even if 

9 the rate of that postage is later increased. 

10 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The stamp described in sub11 section (a) shall be issued as soon as practicable after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act. 

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