Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Skipjack Keel Laying Commemorative Cover
Object numberMO 1953.101
Name
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Stephen E. Hutnick
(American physician and cachet maker, 1893 - 1959)
Date1936
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 July 22, 1936 keel laying of the U.S. Navy submarine, USS SKIPJACK (SS-184). On the left side of the envelope is a light blue and dark blue 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 / USS SKIPJACK / SS-184 / GROTON, CONN.” The cachet designer’s name is within the drawing: “DR. HUTNICK.”
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in red and blue ink): "Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Washington / D.C." Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1930 brown 1½¢ Warren G. Harding stamp (Scott 684). The envelope is postmarked Groton, Connecticut, July 22, 1936.
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." Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1930 brown 1½¢ Warren G. Harding stamp (Scott 684). The envelope is postmarked Groton, Connecticut, July 22, 1936.
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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