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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
5¢ United Nations Conference U.S. First Day Cover
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

5¢ United Nations Conference U.S. First Day Cover

Object numberMO 2014.3.2a,b
Name Cover, First Day
Maker (American, 1886 - 1959)
Date1945
Mediumpaper
Dimensionspart a H 4 3/4 in x W 7 3/8 in (12.1 cm x 18.7 cm )
 part b H 8 5/8 in x W 7 in (21.9 cm x 17.8 cm )
Description(a) A white envelope bearing a blue U.S. 1945 5¢ United Nations Conference stamp (Scott 928). It is postmarked San Francisco, California, April 25, 1945 with a FIRST DAY OF ISSUE cancellation. The envelope is addressed in typed lettering to: Miss Laura F. Delano / 11 Sutton Place / New York 22, New York. The return address is embossed in the upper left corner: THE POSTMASTER GENERAL / WASHINGTON / OFFICIAL BUSINESS.

(b) An April 25, 1945 typed letter, on a sheet of white embossed Postmaster General stationery, to Laura Delano from Postmaster General Frank C. Walker regarding the issuance of the stamp.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of William J. vanden Heuvel
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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