USS North Carolina Commissioning Commemorative Cover
Artifact IDMO 1953.72
Object Type
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Unknown
Date1941
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 4 1/8 in x W 9 1/2 in (10.5 cm x 24.1 cm )
Physical Descriptiona) A stamp cover commemorating the April 9, 1941 commissioning of the U.S. Navy battleship, USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55). On the left side of the legal-sized envelope is a blue, red, yellow-gold, and white cachet consisting of an illustration of a battleship on open water. Below the ship is text, flanked by two seahorses, that reads: “U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA / ‘YE OLD TARHEEL’ / Keel laid Oct. 27, 1937. / Commissioned April 9, 1941. / Captain O.M. Hustvedt, Commanding. / N★C.” The captain’s original ink signature is below the cachet.
The envelope is addressed to (typed): "The President Franklin D. Roosevelt, / The White House / Washington, D.C." There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right of the envelope is a U.S. 1938 purple 3¢ Thomas Jefferson stamp (Scott 807). The envelope is postmarked twice: U. S. S. NORTH CAROLINA, April 9, 1941 with a "MAIL SERVICE / FIRST DAY" cancellation, and U. S. S. NORTH CAROLINA, April 14, 1941.
b) Inside the envelope is the inaugural edition of a four-page newsletter for the U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA entitled "THE TARHEEL,” Volume 1, Number 1, dated Saturday, April 12, 1941.
Additional DetailsThe envelope is addressed to (typed): "The President Franklin D. Roosevelt, / The White House / Washington, D.C." There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right of the envelope is a U.S. 1938 purple 3¢ Thomas Jefferson stamp (Scott 807). The envelope is postmarked twice: U. S. S. NORTH CAROLINA, April 9, 1941 with a "MAIL SERVICE / FIRST DAY" cancellation, and U. S. S. NORTH CAROLINA, April 14, 1941.
b) Inside the envelope is the inaugural edition of a four-page newsletter for the U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA entitled "THE TARHEEL,” Volume 1, Number 1, dated Saturday, April 12, 1941.
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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