Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
U.S. Foreign Service Stamp Cover
Object numberMO 1997.15.231
Name
Envelope
Maker
Unknown
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 4 1/8 in x W 9 1/2 in (10.5 cm x 24.1 cm )
DescriptionA white air mail stamp cover from the Foreign Service of the United States in Cartagena, Colombia. The envelope is addressed to (typed): The Honorable, / The Secretary of State, / Department of State, / United States of America. / Division of Accounts. The return address is in the upper left corner: THE FOREIGN SERVICE / OF THE / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / AMERICAN CONSULATE / CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA. Adhered along the top of the envelope are two Colombian 1941 rose 15c Spanish Fortifications at Cartagena airmail stamps (Scott C123). The envelope is postmarked Cartagena, Colombia, May, 26 1944, along with a stamped message, "Correspondence Consular / Libre de Poste."
On the reverse of the envelope are two black ink stamped messages that both read: FROM THE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT COLLECTION / AUTHENTICATED BY H. R. HARMER INC., N. Y. The circled number "R180" is written in pencil in the lower right corner.
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 of the envelope are two black ink stamped messages that both read: FROM THE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT COLLECTION / AUTHENTICATED BY H. R. HARMER INC., N. Y. The circled number "R180" is written in pencil in the lower right corner.
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.Collections
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