Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Bainbridge Decommissioning Commemorative Cover
Artifact IDMO 1953.9
Object Type
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Walter Garfield Crosby
(American philatelic cachet specialist, 1881 - 1947)
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 destroyer, USS BAINBRIDGE (DD-246). On the left side of the envelope is a thermographic gold-colored cachet. The upper half of the cachet features the circular seal of the United States Department of the Navy with text above that reads: DECOMMISSIONED AT SAN DIEGO, CALIF. In the lower half of the cachet is a small rope-bordered box within which has been adhered a small black and white photograph of the USS BAINBRIDGE. The box is flanked by illustrations of a ship’s wheel and an anchor, and below is text that identifies the photo: U. S. S. BAINBRIDGE (246) / Destroyer U. S. Fleet.
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in ink): The Honorable / Franklin Delano Roosevelt / Washington, D.C. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1936 purple 3¢ Rhode Island Tercentenary Issue stamp (Scott 777). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. BAINBRIDGE, November 20, 1937 with a "SANDEIGO / CALIF" cancellation.
The return address is written on the reverse of the envelope: A. M. Salem Rm 2/c / USS Bainbridge / San Diego, Calif. Also on the reverse is another postmark for the U.S.S. BAINBRIDGE, November 20, 1937 with a “LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION" cancellation.
Additional DetailsThe envelope is addressed to (handwritten in ink): The Honorable / Franklin Delano Roosevelt / Washington, D.C. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1936 purple 3¢ Rhode Island Tercentenary Issue stamp (Scott 777). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. BAINBRIDGE, November 20, 1937 with a "SANDEIGO / CALIF" cancellation.
The return address is written on the reverse of the envelope: A. M. Salem Rm 2/c / USS Bainbridge / San Diego, Calif. Also on the reverse is another postmark for the U.S.S. BAINBRIDGE, November 20, 1937 with a “LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION" cancellation.
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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