Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Philadelphia Launching Commemorative Cover
Object numberMO 1953.77
Name
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Stephen E. Hutnick
(American physician and cachet maker, 1893 - 1959)
Date1936
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 1/2 in x W 6 1/4 in (8.9 cm x 15.9 cm )
DescriptionA stamp cover commemorating the 1936 launching of the U.S. Navy light cruiser, USS PHILADLEPHIA (CL-41). On the left side of the envelope is a blue stamped cachet featuring an illustration of the Liberty Bell. Over the image is black stamped text that reads: “UNITED STATES NAVY / U.S.S. PHILADELPHIA / LAUNCHED / CRADLE OF LIBERTY / NAVY YARD / PHILADELPHIA, P.A.” The cachet designer’s name is below the bell: “DR. HUTNICK.”
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in red and blue ink): “Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Washington / D.C.” In the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1926 carmine 2¢ Sesquicentennial Exposition Issue preprinted stamp (Scott U522). The envelope is postmarked Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 17, 1936 with a “NAVY YARD STATION” 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 DetailsThe envelope is addressed to (handwritten in red and blue ink): “Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Washington / D.C.” In the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1926 carmine 2¢ Sesquicentennial Exposition Issue preprinted stamp (Scott U522). The envelope is postmarked Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 17, 1936 with a “NAVY YARD STATION” 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.”
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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