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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.
USS Rhind Launching Commemorative Cover
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

USS Rhind Launching Commemorative Cover

Object numberMO 1953.86
Maker (American physician and cachet maker, 1893 - 1959)
Date1938
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 5/8 in x W 6 1/2 in (9.2 cm x 16.5 cm )

DescriptionA stamp cover commemorating the July 28, 1938 launching of the U.S. Navy destroyer, USS RHIND (DD-404). On the left side of the envelope is a blue stamped cachet consisting of a small silhouette illustration of a Navy ship with text above and below that reads: “UNITED STATES NAVY / USS RHIND / DD 404 / LAUNCHING / NAVY YARD / PHILADELPHIA, PA. / SPONSORED BY • R. C. D. 70.”

The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in red and blue ink): “The President of the United States / Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Washington / D. C.” Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1938 bister brown 1½¢ Martha Washington Presidential Issue stamp (Scott 805). The envelope is postmarked U. S. S. SAVANNAH, July 28, 1938 with a "PHILA. / PA." cancellation.

The return address is ink stamped in blue on the reverse of the envelope: “S. E. HUTNICK, M. D. / 5933 LANSDOWNE AVENUE / WEST PHILA., PA.”
Additional Details
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
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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