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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.
USS Griffin First Day Mail Commemorative Cover
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

USS Griffin First Day Mail Commemorative Cover

Artifact IDMO 1953.33
Maker (Polish-American, 1901 - 1996)
Date1941
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 1941 first day of postal service for the U.S. Navy submarine tender, USS GRIFFIN (AS-13). On the left side of the envelope is a printed color cachet with an illustration of a Navy ship. Blue and red text above and below the illustration reads: God Blessed America / A TWO OCEAN NAVY TO PROTECT IT / ©. The words “VIA AIR MAIL” are stamped in purple ink to the right of the cachet and above the address.

The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in ink): President F. 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. 1941 carmine 6¢ Air Mail stamp (Scott C25). The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. GRIFFIN, August 25 [1941] with a "FIRST DAY / MAIL" cancellation.
Additional Details
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
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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