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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 Houston Commemorative Stamp Cover
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

USS Houston Commemorative Stamp Cover

Object numberMO 1953.46
Name Cover, Commemorative
Maker (American mechanical engineer cachet designer, 1907 - 1965)
Date1934
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 Independence Day 1934 on the U.S. Navy cruiser, USS HOUSTON (CL/CA-30). On the left side of the envelope is a green ink stamped cachet consisting of an illustration of a star with a partial silhouette of a Navy ship at the center and exploding firecrackers at the exterior bottom corners. Text on the cachet reads: “1776 • INDEPENDENCE DAY • 1934 / JULY FOURTH / USS HOUSTON.” The cachet designer’s name is printed along the left side of the star: “C. W. RICHELL.”

The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in black ink): “The President / U.S.S. Houston.” There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1934 deep violet 3¢ Mothers of America Issue stamp (Scott 737). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. HOUSTON, July 4, 1934 with an "INDEPENDENCE DAY" 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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