Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Massachusetts Launching Commemorative Cover
Object numberMO 1953.63
Name
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Stephen E. Hutnick
(American physician and cachet maker, 1893 - 1959)
Date1941
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 5/8 in x W 6 1/2 in (9.2 cm x 16.5 cm )
DescriptionA mint green stamp cover commemorating the 1941 launching of the U.S. Navy battleship, USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59). On the left side of the envelope is a blue stamped cachet featuring an illustration of the Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Above and below the image is text that reads: UNITED STATES NAVY / U.S.S. MASSACHUSETTS / LAUNCHED / QUINCY, MASS. / ---- R. C. D. 70 ---.”
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in red and blue ink): "Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt / The President of the United States / Washington / District of Columbia." Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1938 bister brown 1½¢ Martha Washington Presidential Issue stamp (Scott 805). The envelope is postmarked Boston, Massachusetts Navy Yard Station, September 23, 1941.
The return address is ink stamped in blue on the reverse of the envelope: “S. E. HUTNICK, M. D. / 5933 LANSDOWNE AVENUE / WEST PHILA., PA.”
Additional DetailsThe envelope is addressed to (handwritten in red and blue ink): "Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt / The President of the United States / Washington / District of Columbia." Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1938 bister brown 1½¢ Martha Washington Presidential Issue stamp (Scott 805). The envelope is postmarked Boston, Massachusetts Navy Yard Station, September 23, 1941.
The return address is ink stamped in blue on the reverse of the envelope: “S. E. HUTNICK, M. D. / 5933 LANSDOWNE AVENUE / WEST PHILA., PA.”
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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