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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 S-48 Decommissioning 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 S-48 Decommissioning Commemorative Cover

Artifact IDMO 1953.7
Maker (American physician and cachet maker, 1893 - 1959)
Date1935
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 5/8 in x W 6 1/2 in (9.2 cm x 16.5 cm )

Physical DescriptionA light olive-green stamp cover commemorating the 1935 decommissioning of the U.S. Navy submarine, USS S-48. On the left side of the envelope is a stamped black ink cachet consisting of a double-banded circle within which is “★ 5 ★” flanked by seahorses. Wrapped around the outside of the circle is text that reads: USS S48 / DECOMMISSIONED / USS S48 / PHILADELPHIA, PENNA. The cachet designer’s name is within the double bands: DR. HUTNICK, 1935. To the right of the cachet is an embossed seal for U.S. Submarines in the Department of the Navy.

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 is a U.S. 1930 brown 1½¢ Warren G. Harding stamp (Scott 684) with “U.S.S. S-48” typed above it. The envelope is postmarked U.S.S. AYLWIN, September 16, 1935 with a "0913 / OFFI. RITE" 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. The number "059" is also stamped on the reverse.
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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