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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
American Stamp Cover
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

American Stamp Cover

Object numberMO 1982.23
Date1933
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 5/8 in x W 6 1/2 in (9.2 cm x 16.5 cm )

DescriptionA cream-colored American Special Delivery stamp cover. The envelope is addressed to (typed): Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, President, / United States of America, / White House, / Washington, D.C. The return address is printed in the upper left corner: CONSUMER'S PARTY, INC. / 658 SOUTH MAIN STREET / AKRON, OHIO. "Special Delivery" is both stamped and handwritten on the envelope. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope are three stamps: two U.S. 1933 blue 5¢ Kosciuszko issue stamps (A235); and one U.S. 1933 violet 3¢ National Recovery Administration issue stamp (A233). The envelope is postmarked Akron, Ohio, December 14 [1933].

The reverse of the envelope is postmarked Special Delivery, Washington, DC, December 15, 1933.
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