Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
U.S. Navy Fleet Review Commemorative Cover
Object numberMO 1953.56
Name
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Benjamin Carroll Thomas
(American, born 1903)
Date1934
Mediumpaper, ink, crayon
Dimensionsoverall H 3 5/8 in x W 6 1/2 in (9.2 cm x 16.5 cm )
DescriptionA stamp cover commemorating the May 31, 1934 U.S. Navy fleet review in New York by President Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard the USS INDIANAPOLIS. On the left side of the envelope is a cachet featuring a colored photographic image of U.S. Navy ships on water with a sepia tone photographic portrait of FDR inset in the upper right corner.
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in blue ink): “Franklin Delano Roosevelt / U.S.S. Indianapolis." Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1922 dark blue 5¢ Theodore Roosevelt postage stamp (Scott 557). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS, May 31, 1934 with a "REVIEWING / U.S. FLEET" cancellation.
The return address is stamped in black ink on the reverse of the envelope: “B. C. Thomas, / 5 Louisa Place / Weehawken, N. J." Also handwritten on the reverse: "#1 / Teddy Roosevelt Chapter / U.S.C.S. #13 / W.S.C.N.C.C. #2". The phrase, "BOOST OLD IRONSIDES STAMP,” is ink stamped in red at the bottom.
Additional DetailsThe envelope is addressed to (handwritten in blue ink): “Franklin Delano Roosevelt / U.S.S. Indianapolis." Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1922 dark blue 5¢ Theodore Roosevelt postage stamp (Scott 557). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS, May 31, 1934 with a "REVIEWING / U.S. FLEET" cancellation.
The return address is stamped in black ink on the reverse of the envelope: “B. C. Thomas, / 5 Louisa Place / Weehawken, N. J." Also handwritten on the reverse: "#1 / Teddy Roosevelt Chapter / U.S.C.S. #13 / W.S.C.N.C.C. #2". The phrase, "BOOST OLD IRONSIDES STAMP,” is ink stamped in red at the bottom.
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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