Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Tambor Keel Laying Commemorative Cover
Object numberMO 1953.107
Name
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Stephen E. Hutnick
(American physician and cachet maker, 1893 - 1959)
Date1939
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 January 16, 1939 keel laying of the U.S. Navy submarine, USS TAMBOR (SS-198). On the left side of the envelope is a blue and red stamped cachet featuring an illustration of a keel being laid in a shipyard. Above, on, and below the image is text that reads: “FOR OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE / KEEL LAID. / U.S. NAVY / SS-198 / USS-TAMBOR / ELECTRIC BOAT CO. / GROTON, CONN. / ---- R. C. D. – 70 ----.” The cachet designer’s name is within the drawing: “DR. HUTNICK.”
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 Groton, Connecticut, January 16, 1939.
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): "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 Groton, Connecticut, January 16, 1939.
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)
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