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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 Bainbridge Decommissioning 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 Bainbridge Decommissioning Commemorative Cover

Object numberMO 1953.10
Name Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Date1937
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 1937 decommissioning of the U.S. Navy destroyer, USS BAINBRIDGE (DD-246). On the left side of the envelope is a blank ink stamped cachet consisting of a box with text that reads: 1921 / Keel Laid May 27, 1919 / Launched June 12, 1920 / Commissioned Feb. 9, 1921 / 1937.
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in ink): The Honorable / Franklin D. Roosevelt / Washington, D.C. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1936 purple 3¢ Rhode Island Tercentenary Issue stamp (Scott 777). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. BAINBRIDGE, November 20, 1937 with a “LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION" cancellation.
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
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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