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

French Stamp Cover

Object numberMO 1997.15.170
Name Envelope
Maker
Date1937
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 5 in x W 6 3/4 in (12.7 cm x 17.1 cm )
DescriptionA cream-colored stamp cover from France addressed to (typed): Son Excellence Monsieur Franklin D. Roosevelt / Président des Etats-Unis d'Amérique / WASHINGTON D.C. The return address is printed in the upper left corner: M / 2, 4, 6, Boulevard Poissonnière / 1, 3, 5 et 7, Faubourg Poissonnière / PARIS 9e. Adhered in the upper right of the envelope are two postage stamps: a French 1927 orange-brown 25c Sower stamp (Scott 169), and a French 1926 blue-green 1.50fr Louis Pasteur stamp (Scott 196). The envelope is postmarked Paris, August 9, 1937 with a special cancellation.

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 "R144" is written in pencil in the lower right corner, and the number "DCW-5" is written in pencil near the top.
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 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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