Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Airplane Mars First Flight U.S. Commemorative Cover
Object numberMO 1949.129.2.2
Name
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Unknown
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 4 1/8 in x W 9 1/2 in (10.5 cm x 24.1 cm )
DescriptionA stamp cover commemorating the 1942 first official flight of the airplane, Mars. On the left side of the white air mail envelope is a printed blue cachet consisting of an illustration of airplane flying over clouds. Text above and below the illustration reads: FIRST FLIGHT / THIS COVER CARRIED ON FIRST / OFFICIAL FLIGHT OF THE “MARS,” / BUILT BY THE GLENN L. MARTIN CO. / FOR THE UNITED STATES NAVY. / WORLD’S LARGEST / FLYING SHIP. Above the cachet are the original ink signatures of Glenn L. Martin and William K. Ebel.
The envelope is addressed to (typed): The President, / The White House, / Washington, D. C. The return address is printed in the upper left corner: AIRCRAFT / THE GLENN L. MARTIN COMPANY / BALTIMORE, MD. / U.S.A. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1938 blue and red 6¢ Air Mail postage stamp (Scott C23). The envelope is postmarked Middle River, Maryland, July 3, 1942.
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.The envelope is addressed to (typed): The President, / The White House, / Washington, D. C. The return address is printed in the upper left corner: AIRCRAFT / THE GLENN L. MARTIN COMPANY / BALTIMORE, MD. / U.S.A. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1938 blue and red 6¢ Air Mail postage stamp (Scott C23). The envelope is postmarked Middle River, Maryland, July 3, 1942.
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 NoteLent to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Charles M. Abbott in 1949. It was donated as a bequest of Abbott to the Library in 1952.
Credit LineGift of Charles M. Abbott
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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