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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.
Stamps from Franklin Roosevelt's Collection
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Stamps from Franklin Roosevelt's Collection

Artifact IDMO 1996.105.8
Object Type Stamp, Postage
Maker
Date1925-1935
Mediumpaper, cardstock
Dimensionsoverall (card) H 5 in x W 7 in (12.7 cm x 17.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA section cut from a brown envelope to which is adhered two connected and cancelled Barbadian 1925/1935 purple 6d. Seal of the Colony postage stamps (Scott 174) from the personal collection of Franklin Roosevelt. The envelope piece is adhered to the center of a card with printed and handwritten information in black ink that reads: Franklin D. Roosevelt Collection / The above BARBADOS 1925/35 pair 6d. bearing the / auctioneer's authentication of origin is guaranteed to be / from the stamp collection of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt / London. W.1. / David Field Ltd. A red ink stamped message below the envelope piece reads: FROM THE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT COLLECTION / AUCTIONED FEB., APRIL, 1946 BY H. R. HARMER INC., N.Y. The number "215" is written in pencil in the upper right corner, and the numbers "116" and "15" in the lower right corner.

The reverse is blank except for the number "12/6" written in pencil in the upper right corner.
Historical NoteFranklin Roosevelt was an avid, lifelong stamp collector who gathered over 1.2 million stamps into his personal collection during the course of his life. He began collecting stamps at the age of eight at the suggestion of his mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, who passed on her collection to him.

After FDR's death, his personal stamp collection, including these stamps, was sold at public auction in 1946 in accordance with his wishes.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the FDR Library by Isaac Freedman in 1996.
Credit LineGift of Isaac Freedman
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 StatusRestricted - Possibly
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