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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.
Anti-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.

Anti-Roosevelt Campaign Stamp Cover

Artifact IDMO 2004.14.24
Object Type Envelope
Maker
Date1944
Mediumink on paper
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 bright red violet U.S. 3¢ Telegraph Issue stamp (Scott 924). On the left side of the envelope is a cachet consisting of blue and red text that reads: ONE / TWO / THREE! / IN AMERICA THAT MEANS / [illustration of man pointing to] 'YER / OUT!' / NO FOURTH TERM!

The envelope is hand addressed in ink to: Mr. Geo Stahl / 1430 Isabella / Wilmette / Ill. It is postmarked Monroe, Michigan, October 18, 1944. There is no return address.
Historical NoteThis stamp cover is one of a number of stamp covers in the Museum collection that feature a variety of anti-Roosevelt messages.
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)
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