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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.
USS Rhind Launching Commemorative Cover
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

USS Rhind Launching Commemorative Cover

Object numberMO 1953.84
Name Cover, Commemorative
Maker (American organization)
Date1938
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 1938 launching of the U.S. Navy destroyer, USS RHIND (DD-404). On the left side of the envelope is a red cachet consisting of a line drawing illustration of a Navy destroyer within a rope circle. Text above and below the image reads: “PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD / LAUNCHING / DESTROYER No. 404 / U.S.S. RHIND / JULY 28, 1938 / CACHET OF PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.”

The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in ink): “Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / President of U.S. / White House / Washington / D.C." There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1938 deep violet 3¢ Ratification of the Constitution postage stamp (Scott 835). The envelope is postmarked Philadelphia Navy Yard, July 28, 1938.
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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