Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Anti-Roosevelt Campaign Stamp Cover
Artifact IDMO 2004.14.23
Object Type
Envelope
Maker
William Stanley Linto
(British-American, 1884 - 1967)
Date1944
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 3 5/8 in x W 6 1/2 in (9.2 cm x 16.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA 1944 campaign stamp cover with an anti-Roosevelt cachet. The white envelope bears a violet U.S. 3¢ Win the War Issue stamp (Scott 905). On the left side of the envelope is a cachet consisting of copper text that reads: Will we get a real / Freedom after the / Victory or a new / kind of despotism? The text is bordered on the left and bottom by rows of silver dots. An additional two lines of gold text above the address reads: 5-29-'44--Japs gain 7 miles in drive / on Changsha, China.
The envelope is addressed in typed lettering to: Mr. Charles Hunt / 1214 N.E. Sumner Ave / Portland / Oregon. It is postmarked Portland, Oregon, May 29, 1944. Stamped and written on the reverse of the envelope is information regarding the cachet: This Cachet Designed / and Sponsored by / WILLIAM S. LINTO / 4920 N.E. 16th Ave / PORTLAND, 11, ORE. / Cachet No. 543 / Covers Issued 45 / Cover No. 1-. To the left of this is the stamped message: 2-line cachet, at right, printed on / 12 of this patriotic.
Historical NoteThis stamp cover is one of a number of stamp covers in the Museum collection that feature a variety of anti-Roosevelt messages.The envelope is addressed in typed lettering to: Mr. Charles Hunt / 1214 N.E. Sumner Ave / Portland / Oregon. It is postmarked Portland, Oregon, May 29, 1944. Stamped and written on the reverse of the envelope is information regarding the cachet: This Cachet Designed / and Sponsored by / WILLIAM S. LINTO / 4920 N.E. 16th Ave / PORTLAND, 11, ORE. / Cachet No. 543 / Covers Issued 45 / Cover No. 1-. To the left of this is the stamped message: 2-line cachet, at right, printed on / 12 of this patriotic.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
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.In Collection(s)
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