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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 Sirius 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 Sirius Commemorative Cover

Object numberMO 1953.100
Name Cover, Commemorative
Maker (American physician and cachet maker, 1893 - 1959)
Date1933
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 U.S. Navy cargo ship, USS SIRIUS (AK-15). The envelope has no cachet.

The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in red and blue ink): “The President of the United States / Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Executive Mansion / Washington / D. C." Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope are a U.S. 1923 carmine 2¢ George Washington postage stamp (Scott 554) and a U.S. 1923 deep green 1¢ Benjamin Franklin stamp (Scott 552). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. SIRIUS, September 23 [?], 1933.

The return address is ink stamped in black on the reverse of the envelope: “S. E. HUTNICK, M. D. / 5933 LANSDOWNE AVENUE / WEST PHILADELPHIA, PA.”
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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