USS Reid Commissioning Commemorative Cover
Object numberMO 1953.82
Name
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Unknown
Date1936
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 7/8 in x W 8 7/8 in (9.8 cm x 22.5 cm )
DescriptionA stamp cover commemorating the November 2, 1936 commissioning of the U.S. Navy destroyer, USS REID (DD-369). On the left side of the envelope is a red, white, blue, and black cachet consisting of a small illustration of a Navy destroyer within a box bordered in red and blue and with an American flag at each corner. Text above and below the image reads: “U. S. S. Reid / DD 369 / Commissioned at Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York.”
The envelope is addressed to (typed): "The Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt, / 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. 1935 violet 3¢ Charter Oak postage stamp (Scott 772). The envelope is postmarked U. S. S. REID, November 2, 1936 with a "FIRST DAY COMMISSION" cancellation.
Additional DetailsThe envelope is addressed to (typed): "The Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt, / 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. 1935 violet 3¢ Charter Oak postage stamp (Scott 772). The envelope is postmarked U. S. S. REID, November 2, 1936 with a "FIRST DAY COMMISSION" 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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