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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.
Keep America United! Poster Stamp
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Keep America United! Poster Stamp

Artifact IDMO 2019.5.13
Object Type Sticker
Artist (American illustrator and designer of German birth, 1883-1972)
Dateca. 1945
Mediumpaper, ink, adhesive
Dimensionsoverall H 2 in x W 1 1/4 in (5.1 cm x 3.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn unused 1945-1946 non-postal cinderella stamp issued by the Council Against Intolerance. At center of the white stamp is a blue, gray, and white portrait illustration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Printed to the right of the portrait is the artist's name: BERN / HARD. Printed beneath the image is red, blue, and gray text that reads: KEEP AMERICA UNITED! / COUNCIL AGAINST / INTOLERANCE.
Historical NoteThis stamp is one of a group of poster stamps issued by the Council Against Intolerance (originally the Council Against Intolerance in America), an organization founded in the 1930s that promoted a wide range of civil rights. The goal of the group, as outlined in a 1944 fundraising letter, was to promote unity among Americans, to educate them to avoid prejudice and bigotry, and “… to defend our children from racial and religious hatred."
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by John E. Vargo in 2019.
Credit LineGift of John E. Vargo
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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