Hitting a Home Run

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119

Video Title

Hitting a Home Run

Description

If someone told you a team shirt had been worn by a famous player during a game, would you believe them? Off-the-rack baseball jerseys that never saw game time were fraudulently advertised as “game worn.” Watch the video to learn more about how the US Postal Inspection Service investigated this fraudulent sale. https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/behind-the-badge-case-histories-scams-and-schemes-sports-memorabilia/game-worn

Video Duration

2 min 35 sec

YouTube Keywords

Smithsonian "postal museum" "National Postal Museum" stamps philately post office history

Data Source

National Postal Museum

YouTube Channel

SmithsonianNPM

Uploaded

2021-10-07T16:15:22.000Z

Creator

National Postal Museum

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YouTube Videos

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YouTube Category

Education

Topic

Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting

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