Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Pompano Commissioning Commemorative Cover
Object numberMO 1953.80
Name
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Martin R. Aden
(American, 1889 - 1953)
Date1937
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 1/2 in x W 6 in (8.9 cm x 15.2 cm )
DescriptionA stamp cover commemorating the June 12, 1937 commissioning of the U.S. Navy submarine, USS POMPANO (SS-181). On the left side of the envelope is a stamped black ink cachet consisting of an illustration, within a circle, of the bow of a submarine rising up against a background of the sky with clouds and a flying seagull. Text encircling the illustration reads “COMMISSIONING / U.S.S. POMPANO.” The circle is being held up by the wings of an eagle which has an olive branch and arrows clutched in its talons, and is flanked on either side by fish. Fronting the eagle is a shield with the words “NAVY YARD / MARE ISLAND / CALIFORNIA / JUNE / 12 / 1937.” Written below the shield: “OFFICIAL US NAVY CACHET.” The cachet designer’s name is at the bottom of the design: “MARTIN R. ADEN.”
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in black ink): "The President of the United States / The White House, / Washington, / D. C." There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1930 brown 1½¢ Warren G. Harding stamp (Scott 684). The envelope is postmarked Vallejo, California, June 12, 1937 with a "MARE ISLAND STATION" cancellation.
Additional DetailsThe envelope is addressed to (handwritten in black ink): "The President of the United States / The White House, / Washington, / D. C." There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1930 brown 1½¢ Warren G. Harding stamp (Scott 684). The envelope is postmarked Vallejo, California, June 12, 1937 with a "MARE ISLAND STATION" cancellation.
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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