Issued by Uruguay on June 9, 1967, this attractive souvenir sheet features basketball players in action and commemorates the 5th World Basketball Championships (held in Montevideo in May, 1967).

This mint sheet of twelve $0.75 stamps, issued by Grenada during 2004, commemorates the Miami Heat superstar Dwayne Wade. Wade has averaged over 25 points per game over his NBA career. The sheet selvage includes some of his stats.

Issued by Grenada Grenadines on March 8, 2005, this complete mint sheet of 12 stamps pays tribute to guard Steve Nash of the NBA Phoenix Suns. The stamps and the sheet selvage include both the NBA and Phoenix Suns logos.

This mint sheet of nine stamps, issued by Grenada in 2008, commemorates the 2008 NBA Champions - the Boston Celtics. The following nine Celtics players are featured: Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce, Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Garnett, Leon Powe, James Posey, Sam Cassell, and P. J. Brown.

Grenada commemorated the Los Angeles Lakers' 2008 victory in the NBA Western Conference Championships with this mint sheet of nine stamps. The following nine players are featured: Trevor Ariza, Jordan Farmer, Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Vladimir Radmanovic, Sasha Vulacic, and Luke Walton.

This mint pair of appropriately tall self-adhesive stamps was issued by the U.S. Postal Service on December 5, 2014. The stamps pay tribute to basketball great Wilt Chamberlain and feature two action "shots;" one when Wilt was with Philadelphia, and one when with the Los Angeles Lakers. From the USPS: "Remembered for a decade-long NBA streak and 13 All-Star titles, basketball champ Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999) made a great game even greater." Scott Catalogue# 4950-1.

Issued by the U.S. Postal Service on December 5, 2014, this mint pane of 18 self-adhesive stamps commemorates the basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999). Two Chamberlain action scenes are featured on the stamps (9 copies of each design in the pane); one with Wilt in a 76ers uniform, and one with him in a Lakers uniform. Like Wilt himself, the stamps are unusually tall. Text on the back of the sheet provides a nice Wilt Chamberlain biography. Scott Cat.# 4950-1 (4951a).

Issued by the U.S. Postal Service on November 6, 1961, this mint stamp commemorates Dr. James A. Naismith (1861-1939), Canadian-born inventor of basketball. While he was an instructer at Y.M.C.A. College (Springfield, Mass.), he saw a need for a fast-paced indoor sport that could be played in the Winter; in 1891, he invented the game.

Issued by the U.S. Postal Service on November 6, 1961, this mint stamp commemorates Dr. James A. Naismith (1861-1939), Canadian-born inventor of basketball. This issue is offered here as a plate number block of four stamps. While he was an instructer at Y.M.C.A. College (Springfield, Mass.), Naismith saw a need for a fast-paced indoor sport that could be played in the Winter; in 1891, he invented the game. Please click on the image or "Details" for additional information.

Issued on August 28, 1991, by the United States Postal Service, this stamp commemorates the 100th anniversary of one of the world's most popular sports. Many basketball fans pointed out that the design looks like an illegal goaltend.

This full sheet of 12 mint stamps, each featuring Antonio McDyess of the Detroit Pistons, was issued by Antigua during 2005. The selvage of the sheet includes player stats, the Detroit Pistons logo, and the NBA logo (this postage stamp sheet was sanctioned by the NBA).

Issued by Grenada during 2006, this mint sheet of 12 stamps pays tribute to NBA star Allen Iverson (member of the Philadelphia 76ers at time of issue). Each stamp features Iverson and the NBA logo; the selvage of the sheet includes player stats, the 76ers logo, and the NBA logo. This sheet was sanctioned by the NBA.