Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Boise Commissioning Commemorative Cover
Artifact IDMO 1953.15
Object Type
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Stephen E. Hutnick
(American physician and cachet maker, 1893 - 1959)
Date1938
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 5/8 in x W 6 1/2 in (9.2 cm x 16.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA mint green stamp cover commemorating the 1938 commissioning of the U.S. Navy light cruiser, USS BOISE (CL-47). On the left side of the envelope is a blue and red stamped cachet consisting of an illustration of a patriotic stars and stripes pennant below which is an illustration of a Navy ship. Text on the cachet reads: UNITED STATES NAVY / FIRST DAY POSTAL SERVICE / U.S.S. BOISE / NORFOLK, VA. / KEEL LAID APRIL 1 1935 / LAUNCHED DEC. 3 1936 / NEWPORT NEWS, VA. / SPONSORED BY • R. C. D. 70. The cachet designer’s name is along the edge of the pennant: HUTNICK.
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in red and blue ink): The President of the United States / Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Washington / D. C. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope are two U.S. stamps: a 1936 green 1¢ Navy Issue stamp (Scott 790), and a 1925 olive brown ½¢ Nathan Hale stamp (Scott 551). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. BOISE, August 12, 1938 with a "COMMISSION / DATE" 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): The President of the United States / Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Washington / D. C. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope are two U.S. stamps: a 1936 green 1¢ Navy Issue stamp (Scott 790), and a 1925 olive brown ½¢ Nathan Hale stamp (Scott 551). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. BOISE, August 12, 1938 with a "COMMISSION / DATE" 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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