Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
1934 Presidential Cruise U.S. Commemorative Cover
Object numberMO 1953.49
Name
Cover, Commemorative
Issuing Body
Universal Ship Cancellation Society, Inc.
(philatelic organization, founded 1932)
Date1934
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 4 1/8 in x W 9 1/2 in (10.5 cm x 24.1 cm )
DescriptionA stamp cover commemorating Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1934 Presidential Cruise aboard the U.S. Navy cruiser, USS HOUSTON (CL/CA-30). The legal-sized envelope has two identical cachets with only some variations in coloring (silver, black, and purple on the left; gray, green, and black on the right). The cachets each feature an illustration of a life preserver with the name “U.S.S HOUSTON” on it and a halftone portrait of FDR in the center. Text below each life preserver reads: PRESIDENT ON CRUISE TO HAWAII / CACHET DIRECTOR. U.S.C.S #145 / -------- Mail Clerk.” The cachet on the right is signed by mail clerk “J C Woodward.” Stamped in green ink below the cachets: UNIVERSAL SHIP CANCELLATION SOCIETY CHAPTER NO. 14.”
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten ink): “The President / U.S.S. Houston.” There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1933 violet 3¢ National Recovery Act Issue stamp (Scott 732). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. HOUSTON, July 19, 1934 with a "USS MACON / INTERCEPTS" cancellation.
Additional DetailsThe envelope is addressed to (handwritten ink): “The President / U.S.S. Houston.” There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1933 violet 3¢ National Recovery Act Issue stamp (Scott 732). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. HOUSTON, July 19, 1934 with a "USS MACON / INTERCEPTS" 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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