Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Constitution Commemorative Stamp Cover
Artifact IDMO 1953.23
Object Type
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Richard Dumonte
(cachet director, Universal Ship Cancellation Society)
Issuing Body
Universal Ship Cancellation Society, Inc.
(philatelic organization, founded 1932)
Date1934
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 4 1/8 in x W 9 1/2 in (10.5 cm x 24.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA legal-sized stamp cover commemorating the USS CONSTITUTION’S last stop in Boston, Massachusetts as part of a three-year tour (1931-1934) of the United States. The envelope has a double cachet. On the left side of the envelope is a printed black cachet consisting of a circle inside of which is grayscale photographic image of the ship encircled by text that reads “U. S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION” and a replica of a “BOSTON / MASS” cancellation mark next to it. Printed below the cachet is “Cachet Director. U. S. C. S. #145.” To the right of this cachet is a black ink stamped cachet in the form of an illustrated postage stamp design containing the image of a sailing ship and the words “U S 3 CENTS / OLD IRONSIDES” above and below it.
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten ): President Franklin D. Roosevelt / White House / Washington / D. C. There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1934 carmine rose 3¢ Maryland Tercentenary Issue stamp (Scott 736). The envelope is postmarked U.S. Frigate CONSTITUTION, May 17, 1934, with a "BOSTON, / MASS." cancellation.
Additional DetailsThe envelope is addressed to (handwritten ): President Franklin D. Roosevelt / White House / Washington / D. C. There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1934 carmine rose 3¢ Maryland Tercentenary Issue stamp (Scott 736). The envelope is postmarked U.S. Frigate CONSTITUTION, May 17, 1934, with a "BOSTON, / MASS." 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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