Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Massachusetts Launching Commemorative Cover
Object numberMO 1953.64
Name
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Willard A. Easton
Date1941
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 3/4 in x W 6 3/4 in (9.5 cm x 17.1 cm )
DescriptionA stamp cover commemorating the 1941 launching of the U.S. Navy battleship, USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59). On the left side of the envelope is a black ink cachet featuring an illustration of a Navy ship on open water within a circle flanked on both sides by the image of a mermaid. Text above, within, and below the illustration reads: “LAUNCHING CACHET / U.S.S. MASSACHUSETTS / ~ SPONSOR ~ / MRS. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS / SEPTEMBER 23, 1941 / BETHLEHEM STEEL CO. SHIPBUILDING DIVISION / FORE RIVER YARD QUINCY, MASS.” The cachet designers’ names are at the bottom of the illustration: “EASTON / PICARD.”
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in black ink): "PRES. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT / WHITE HOUSE / WASHINGTON / D.C." Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope are two U.S. stamps: a 1940 green 1¢ Defense postage stamp (Scott 899), and a U.S. 1940 red 2¢ Defense postage stamp (Scott 900). The envelope is postmarked Quincy, Massachusetts, September 23, 1941. There is no return address.
Additional DetailsThe envelope is addressed to (handwritten in black ink): "PRES. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT / WHITE HOUSE / WASHINGTON / D.C." Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope are two U.S. stamps: a 1940 green 1¢ Defense postage stamp (Scott 899), and a U.S. 1940 red 2¢ Defense postage stamp (Scott 900). The envelope is postmarked Quincy, Massachusetts, September 23, 1941. There is no return address.
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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