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USS Melville Stamp Cover

USS Melville Stamp Cover

Object numberMO 1953.66
Name Envelope
Date1936
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 7/8 in x W 8 7/8 in (9.8 cm x 22.5 cm )
DescriptionA legal-sized stamp cover from the U.S. Navy destroyer tender, USS MELVILLE (AD-2). The plain envelope is addressed to (typed): "The President of the United States / The White House / Washington, D.C." The return address is typed in the upper left corner: "U. S. S. MELVILLE / DESTROYERS, BATTLE FORCE / OFFICIAL BUSINESS.” Instead of a postage stamp in the upper right corner is a typed message: "PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE $300." The envelope is postmarked U. S. S. MELVILLE, May 20, 1936.
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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