French Stamp Cover
Object numberMO 1997.15.162
Name
Envelope
Maker
Unknown
Date1939
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 3/4 in x W 5 5/8 in (9.5 cm x 14.3 cm )
DescriptionA buff-colored stamp cover from France addressed to (handwritten in ink): Monsieur le President Roosevelt / Maison Blanche / Washington / Amérique. There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right of the envelope is a French 1939 blue 2.25fr Ceres stamp (Scott 337). The envelope is postmarked Paris, April 17, 1939 with a special cancellation: LE MUSÉE DU LOUVRE / EDITE DES MOULAGES / DE SES PLUS / BELLES SCULPTURES.
On the reverse, the return address for Andrée Hardy [?] is stamped in green ink. Also on the reverse, is a black ink stamped message that reads: FROM THE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT COLLECTION / AUTHENTICATED BY H. R. HARMER INC., N. Y. The circled number "R140" is written in pencil in the lower right corner, and the number "DCW-3" is written in pencil near the top.
Label TextFranklin Roosevelt was an avid, lifelong stamp collector who gathered over 1.2 million stamps into his personal collection during the course of his life. He began collecting stamps at the age of eight at the suggestion of his mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, who passed on her collection to him.On the reverse, the return address for Andrée Hardy [?] is stamped in green ink. Also on the reverse, is a black ink stamped message that reads: FROM THE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT COLLECTION / AUTHENTICATED BY H. R. HARMER INC., N. Y. The circled number "R140" is written in pencil in the lower right corner, and the number "DCW-3" is written in pencil near the top.
After FDR's death, his personal stamp collection, including this stamp cover, was sold at public auction in 1946 in accordance with his wishes.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Roosevelt Institute in 1995.
Credit LineGift of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
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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