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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.
Anti-War Cover
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Anti-War Cover

Object numberMO 1982.34.2
Name Envelope
Issuing Body (American)
Dateca. 1939
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 3 5/8 in x W 6 1/2 in (9.2 cm x 16.5 cm )
DescriptionAn unused cover with a red, white, and blue anti-war cachet copyrighted by the Peace Symbols Society of Kenosha, Wisconsin. The illustrated cachet features the images of a dove in flight holding an olive branch in its beak, and a memorial cross with a wreath. Red text reads: The Unknown Soldier in No / Man's Land Paid with His / Life the Honorable Price / for World's Peace and / Democracy? / Why Disturb His Honorable Sacrifice? A Chicago, Illinois union bug is printed below the cachet.
Label TextAt the start of World War II, most Americans wished to stay out of the conflict. This cover reflects the nation’s prevailing mood of isolationism.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteTransferred from the papers of Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR Library Archives.
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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