{"title":"1988 Seoul Olympic Pins","description":"\u003cp\u003ePins from the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, Korea's first Games, where baseball was a demonstration sport. Sponsors, pictograms and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"beatrice-hunt-wesson-seoul-1988-baseball-pin","title":"Beatrice \/ Hunt-Wesson Olympic Sponsor Pin ~ Baseball ~ 1988 Seoul USA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeatrice \/ Hunt-Wesson Olympic Sponsor Pin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaseball ~ 1988 Seoul USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGold-tone triangular shield-shaped pin with a domed epoxy coating. The red border reads \"BEATRICE \/ HUNT-WESSON\" and \"SEOUL 1988\" with stars. In the middle is a black baseball batter silhouette on gold over \"USA\" and the Olympic rings. The back is stamped \"USOC 36 USC 380 © TAIWAN\" with a single post and clutch. Beatrice Foods and its Hunt-Wesson unit were USA Olympic team sponsors for 1988, and baseball was a demonstration sport at Seoul. A sponsor pin for Olympic and baseball collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 1 1\/8\" x 1 1\/8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEpoxy enamel coating shows age related yellowing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll orders shipped in corrugated box for extra protection, we don't use bubble mailers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eU.S. shipping is $4.95 flat per order, and free on orders of $35 or more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pinpal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67754072277280,"sku":"Baseball Plastic Bin","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/1252\/6624\/files\/2_bd7fb5b3-0ece-4de9-852c-e289a8b33d2f.jpg?v=1791921674"},{"product_id":"1988-seoul-olympic-baseball-pictogram-pin","title":"1988 Seoul Olympic Baseball Pin ~ Seoul 88 Pictogram with Olympic Rings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1988 Seoul Olympic Baseball Pin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeoul 88 Pictogram with Olympic Rings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGold-tone enamel pin with a navy and red \"SEOUL 88\" logo on top, a gold batter pictogram on a white rectangle, and Olympic rings hanging below. The back has a small official stamp with a single post and clutch. Baseball was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Seoul Games, making this a nice one for Olympic and baseball collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 3\/4\" x 1 1\/8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll orders shipped in corrugated box for extra protection, we don't use bubble mailers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eU.S. shipping is $4.95 flat per order, and free on orders of $35 or more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pinpal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67754078535968,"sku":"Baseball Plastic Bin","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/1252\/6624\/files\/3_6a6ecd0a-2d4a-42ba-8be6-e19140e7ece4.jpg?v=1791921837"},{"product_id":"1988-seoul-olympic-baseball-pin-olympikids-pitcher","title":"1988 Seoul Olympic Baseball Pin ~ Hanna-Barbera Olympikids Head Coach Dexter Davis Pitcher","description":"\u003cp\u003e1988 Seoul Olympic Baseball Pin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanna-Barbera Character... Head Coach: Dexter Davis Pitcher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnamel pin showing Hanna-Barbera Olympikids Head Coach Dexter Davis as a baseball pitcher, in white with a maroon uniform and cap, mid-pitch on a green oval, reading \"USA\" with gold Olympic rings below. Pin manufactured by HoHo NYC. The back is stamped \"USOC 36 USC 380 © TAIWAN\" with a single post and clutch. This is the 1988 Olympikids series, not to be confused with the 1996 Olympikids pins also made by HoHo. A vintage Olympic baseball pin from the 1988 Seoul Summer Games, a nice one for Olympic, baseball and Hanna-Barbera collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSize: 1 1\/8\" x 3\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePin Background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanna-Barbera produced a succession of very popular tv cartoon shows, including The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, and The Smurfs. The Olympikids concept was developed as another show but the story line was never produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese Hanna-Barbera characters included 6 Olympikids and 2 coaches. They all trained on a ship. Other characters were the ship's captain, his boy, and the boy's dog and bird. Even though a show featuring them never happened, the various characters were featured as Olympic pins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese pins were produced as part of a collection, commissioned by the Seoul Olympic Committee, to commemorate the 1988 Seoul summer games. A second collection was made for the 1988 Calgary winter Olympic games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis information was provided in a 1987 publication by Hanna-Barbera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll orders shipped in corrugated box for extra protection, we don't use bubble mailers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eU.S. shipping is $4.95 flat per order, and free on orders of $35 or more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pinpal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67771050328352,"sku":"Baseball Plastic Bin","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/1252\/6624\/files\/1_5107bc16-22d7-4156-843d-f8c61b53f026.jpg?v=1792015073"},{"product_id":"1988-seoul-olympic-pin-olympikids-coach-dexter-davis","title":"1988 Seoul Olympic Pin ~ Hanna-Barbera Olympikids Head Coach Dexter Davis USA","description":"\u003cp\u003e1988 Seoul Olympic Pin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanna-Barbera Character... 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