Tuesday, March 12, 2019

1984 Olympic Soccer

Pinback button
Lapel pins
maximum card featuring the 1984 Olympic Soccer stamp art, by Bob Peak
various first day covers: Artcraft PCS, Artmaster, Colorano silk, Fleetwood, LA Olympic Organizing Committee
commemorative medallion

Sunday, March 3, 2019

MISL Championship 1984 : Baltimore Blast

Commemorative pictorial postmark for the 1984 MISL Championship between the Baltimore Blast and St Louis Steamers. The champions series was set up a s a best of 7-game series, that ran from May 27 to June 8 . Baltimore defeated St Louis 4 games to 1. The above postmark is dated May 31, the second game of the series with Baltimore wining 5-3.

This was the first time the MISL utilized a 7-game series in an expanded playoff format.
Various pinback buttons from the Baltimore Blast 1983-1984 season
(eBay find) commemorative Championship soda glass

NPSL - Baltimore Spirit

Baltimore Spirit

Founded in 1992 joining the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) replacing the Baltimore Blast. The team was sold in 1998 and renamed Baltimore Blast