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

Australian Stamp Cover

Object numberMO 1997.15.228
Name Envelope
Maker
Dateca. 1934
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 1/2 in x W 5 3/4 in (8.9 cm x 14.6 cm )
DescriptionA cream-colored stamp cover from Australia addressed to (handwritten in ink): President Roosevelt / White House / Washington / United States / America. There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right of the envelope is an Australian 1934 blue 3p Yarra Yarra Tribesman and View of Melbourne stamp (Scott 143). The envelope is postmarked Australia (partially illegible).

On the reverse, a black ink stamped message reads: FROM THE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT COLLECTION / AUTHENTICATED BY H. R. HARMER INC., N. Y. The circled number "R137" is written in pencil in the lower right corner, and the number "DCW-2" is written in pencil near the top edge.
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.

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 Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum 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)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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