Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Sterett Launching Commemorative Cover
Object numberMO 1953.106
Name
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Stephen E. Hutnick
(American physician and cachet maker, 1893 - 1959)
Date1939
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 August 15, 1939 commissioning of the U.S. Navy destroyer, USS STERETT (DD-407). On the left side of the envelope is a blue and red stamped cachet consisting of a small illustration of a Navy ship with text that reads: “UNITED STATES NAVY / FIRST DAY POSTAL SERVICE / USS-STERETT / DD 407 / ‘COMMISSIONED’ / KEEL LAID DEC. 2, 1936 / LAUNCHED OCT. 27, 1938 / CHARLESTON, S. C. / ---- R. C. D. 70 ----.”
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in red and blue ink): "The President of the United States / Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Washington / D. C." Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1938 bister brown 1½¢ Martha Washington Presidential Issue stamp (Scott 805). The envelope is postmarked U. S. S. STERETT, August 15, 1939 with a "FIRST DAY IN COMMISSION" 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): "The President of the United States / Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Washington / D. C." Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1938 bister brown 1½¢ Martha Washington Presidential Issue stamp (Scott 805). The envelope is postmarked U. S. S. STERETT, August 15, 1939 with a "FIRST DAY IN COMMISSION" 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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