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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
1938 National Air Mail Week U.S. Commemorative Cover
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

1938 National Air Mail Week U.S. Commemorative Cover

Object numberMO 1949.129.1.57
Date1938
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 National Air Mail Week in 1938. On the left side of the white air mail (par avion) envelope is a printed blue cachet consisting of the coat of arms of Connecticut. Blue and red text in the cachet reads: U. S. AIR MAIL / 20th ANNIVERSARY / CANAAN / The Growing End of the Nutmeg / STATE OF CONNECTICUT / NATIONAL AIR MAIL WEEK / MAY 15-21, 1938. Running along the left side of the cachet is the original ink signature of the Canaan postmaster: John N Marris PM.

The envelope is addressed to (typed): Hon. Franklyn [sic] D. Roosevelt / President of United States / Washington, D. C. A stamped purple ink text message above the address reads: FRED M. BREWER MEMORIAL FLIGHT / CANAAN AIRPORT TO HARTFORD. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1938 blue and red 6¢ Air Mail postage stamp (Scott C23). The envelope is postmarked Canaan, Connecticut, May 19, 1938.

On the reverse, the envelope has printed blue text that reads: Celebrate with / CANAAN - NORTH CANAAN / AUGUST 21 - AUGUST 27 / 1738 1938 / TWO CENTURIES - TWO CANAANS / VIA AIR MAIL.
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.

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 NoteLent to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Charles M. Abbott in 1949. It was donated as a bequest of Abbott to the Library in 1952.
Credit LineGift of Charles M. Abbott
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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