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USS Terror Launching Commemorative Cover

Object numberMO 1953.110
Name Cover, Commemorative
Issuing Body (American organization)
Date1941
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 June 6, 1941 launching of the U.S. Navy minelayer, USS TERROR (CM-5). On the left side of the envelope is a blue and red cachet consisting of an illustrated profile of a Navy ship within a decorative border featuring an eagle and anchor at the top and a naval mine at the bottom . Text above and below the ship image reads: “MINE LAYER U.S.S. TERROR / LAUNCHED IN PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD / Cachet Sponsored by PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION / JUNE 6 1941.”

The envelope is addressed to (typed): "Hon. President Franklin D. Rossevelt [sic], / 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 Navy Yard Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 6, 1941.
Additional Details
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.
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