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Yugoslavian Stamp Cover
Object numberMO 1997.15.154
Name
Envelope
Maker
Unknown
Date1935
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensionsoverall H 5 7/8 in x W 9 in (14.9 cm x 22.9 cm )
DescriptionA brown stamp cover from Yugoslavia hand addressed in ink to Franklin Roosevelt in Washington, DC. Adhered in the upper right of the envelope is a Yugoslavian 1931-1934 brown 15d King Alexander postage stamp (Scott 74), and a Yugoslavian 1931-1934 pink 1.50d King Alexander postage stamp (Scott 67). The envelope is postmarked Vrsac, Yugoslavia, 1935 and also has a blue and white paper registration label. Stamped in purple ink in the upper left of the envelope: PASSED FREE / of U.S. Customs Duties / U.S. Customs Bureau Post Office / WASHINGTON, D. C. / K.
On the reverse, the Vrsac, Yugoslavia return address is handwritten in ink at the top. Also on the reverse is a postmark for Washington, DC, April 21, 1935. A black ink stamped message reads: FROM THE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT COLLECTION / AUTHENTICATED BY H. R. HARMER INC., N. Y. The circled number "R175" is written in pencil in the lower right corner, and the number "DCW-1" is written in pencil in the upper right.
Label TextFranklin Roosevelt was an avid, lifelong stamp collector who gathered over 1.2 million stamps into his personal collection during the course of his life. He began collecting stamps at the age of eight at the suggestion of his mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, who passed on her collection to him.On the reverse, the Vrsac, Yugoslavia return address is handwritten in ink at the top. Also on the reverse is a postmark for Washington, DC, April 21, 1935. A black ink stamped message reads: FROM THE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT COLLECTION / AUTHENTICATED BY H. R. HARMER INC., N. Y. The circled number "R175" is written in pencil in the lower right corner, and the number "DCW-1" is written in pencil in the upper right.
After FDR's death, his personal stamp collection, including this stamp cover, was sold at public auction in 1946 in accordance with his wishes.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the FDR Library by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in 1995.
Credit LineGift of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesStamp Collecting Materials (National Archives Identifier 749938)
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