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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.
Roosevelt Campaign Sticker Book, 1944
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Sticker Book, 1944

Object numberMO 1972.65b
Name Sticker
Maker
Date1944
Mediumcardstock, metal, adhesive on paper
Dimensionsoverall H 4 3/4 in x W 2 in (12.1 cm x 5.1 cm )
DescriptionA small book of stickers from Franklin Roosevelt's campaign. The cover of the book is aligned vertically and has red and blue text, on a white background, that reads: No. 6900 / Nov. 7th, 1944 / VOTE / FOR / F.D.R. / All remittances to be sent to / A. D. KANER, Chairman / DEMOCRATIC / HEADQUARTERS / 6802 Delmar Tel. DE. 0264 / 100 Stamps $1.00 / Seal your letters with these stamps. / Do not put on mail to men in service. A St. Louis, Missouri union bug and the number "59" are printed at the bottom of the cover.

Stapled and stored inside the book are ten pages worth of stamp-sized stickers - six complete attached pages of 10 stamps each; four attached partial pages with 2 stamps each; and four separated partial pages of 8 stamps each. The identical red, white, blue stickers on each page read: VOTE / FOR / F.D.R. The last page of the book consists of a form that users can fill out.
Label TextThis book of campaign stickers was sent to Vice President Henry Wallace on October 25, 1944 by A. D. Kaner, Chairman of the Democratic Headquarters of Clayton County, Missouri.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteTransferred from the FDR Library Archives, 1972.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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