Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USCGC Samuel D. Ingham Commissioning Commemorative Cover
Object numberMO 1953.57
Name
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Stephen E. Hutnick
(American physician and cachet maker, 1893 - 1959)
Date1936
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 3/4 in x W 6 3/4 in (9.5 cm x 17.1 cm )
DescriptionA stamp cover commemorating the 1936 commissioning of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter, USCGC SAMUEL D. INGHAM (WPG-35). On the left side of the envelope is a black stamped cachet consisting of an illustration of a rope-encircled life preserver ring inside which is a drawing of a submarine and ship on open sea, and an airplane up in the sky. Text above and on the illustration reads: “Commissioning / U.S. NAVY / Samuel D. Ingham / COAST GUARD CUTTER.” 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. in the upper right corner of the envelope is a preprinted U.S. brown 1½¢ George Washington stamp (Scott U481). The envelope is postmarked U. S. S. PORTER, September 10, 1936 with a "NAVY YARD / PHILA, PA" cancellation.
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. in the upper right corner of the envelope is a preprinted U.S. brown 1½¢ George Washington stamp (Scott U481). The envelope is postmarked U. S. S. PORTER, September 10, 1936 with a "NAVY YARD / PHILA, PA" cancellation.
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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