Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Bass Decommissioning Commemorative Cover
Artifact IDMO 1953.12
Object Type
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Stephen E. Hutnick
(American physician and cachet maker, 1893 - 1959)
Date1937
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 5/8 in x W 6 1/2 in (9.2 cm x 16.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA stamp cover commemorating the 1937 decommissioning of the U.S. Navy submarine, USS BASS (SS-164). On the left side of the envelope is a blue and red stamped cachet consisting of an illustration of a rope-encircled life preserver ring inside which is a drawing of a submarine and ship on open sea, and an airplane up in the sky. Text above and on the illustration reads: DECOMMISSIONING / U.S. NAVY / U.S.S. BASS. The cachet designer’s name is within the drawing: DR. HUTNICK.
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in red and blue ink): Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Washington / D. C. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1930 brown 1½¢ Warren G. Harding stamp (Scott 684). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. BASS, June 9, 1937, with "NAVY YARD / PHILA, PA" cancellation.
The return address is ink stamped in blue on the reverse of the envelope: S. E. HUTNICK, M. D. / 5933 LANSDOWNE AVENUE / WEST PHILA., PA.
Additional DetailsThe envelope is addressed to (handwritten in red and blue ink): Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Washington / D. C. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1930 brown 1½¢ Warren G. Harding stamp (Scott 684). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. BASS, June 9, 1937, with "NAVY YARD / PHILA, PA" cancellation.
The return address is ink stamped in blue on the reverse of the envelope: S. E. HUTNICK, M. D. / 5933 LANSDOWNE AVENUE / WEST PHILA., PA.
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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