USS Saury Launching Commemorative Cover
Object numberMO 1953.94
Name
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Unknown
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 August 20, 1938 launching of the U.S. Navy submarine, USS SAURY (SS-189). On the left side of the mint green envelope is a rust-colored cachet with an illustration of a Navy submarine being launched from a dry dock into the water. The cachet maker’s name or initials [illegible] and the date “1938” are in the lower right corner of the image. Text above the image reads: “LAUNCHING OF THE U.S. SUBMARINE SAURY AT THE ELECTRIC BOAT COMPANY / GROTON, CONN. AUGUST 20TH 1938.” Encircling the cachet are shell designs, and the image of a saury fish is at the bottom.
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in ink): "Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Washington / D.C." There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope are two U.S. stamps: a 1923 carmine 2¢ George Washington postage stamp (Scott 554), and a 1923 deep green 1¢ Benjamin Franklin stamp (Scott 552). The envelope is postmarked Groton, Connecticut, August 22, 1938.
Additional DetailsThe envelope is addressed to (handwritten in ink): "Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Washington / D.C." There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope are two U.S. stamps: a 1923 carmine 2¢ George Washington postage stamp (Scott 554), and a 1923 deep green 1¢ Benjamin Franklin stamp (Scott 552). The envelope is postmarked Groton, Connecticut, August 22, 1938.
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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