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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 Stamp Cover
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Stamp Cover

Artifact IDMO 2004.14.28
Object Type Envelope
Maker (American)
Date1943
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 a pro-Roosevelt cachet. The white envelope bears a U.S. violet 3¢ Win the War Issue postage stamp (Scott 905). On the left side of the envelope is a cachet consisting of a blue halftone photographic headshot of Franklin D. Roosevelt encircled by a border of twelve red, white, and blue American flags. Blue text above and below reads: OUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF / FOR THE GREATEST GOOD TO THE / GREATEST NUMBER. Copyrighted by H. C. Hill of Flint, Michigan, U.S., 1943.

The envelope is hand addressed in ink to: Paul J. Miller / 48 W. 6th St., / Pottstown, Pa. It is postmarked Sassamansville, Pennsylvania, October 23, 1944. There is no return address.
Historical NoteThis stamp cover is one of a number of stamp covers in the Museum collection that highlight FDR’s role as the nation’s commander in chief.
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.
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