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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 Rhind Launching 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 Rhind Launching Commemorative Cover

Artifact IDMO 1953.85
Object Type Cover, Commemorative
Maker (American organization)
Date1938
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 1938 launching of the U.S. Navy destroyer, USS RHIND (DD-404). On the left side of the envelope is a red cachet consisting of a line drawing illustration of a Navy destroyer within a rope circle. Text above and below the image reads: “PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD / LAUNCHING / DESTROYER No. 404 / U.S.S. RHIND / JULY 28, 1938 / CACHET OF PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.”

The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in ink): "Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt / Capitol Bldg. / Washington / D.C." There is no return address. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1932 deep violet 3¢ George Washington postage stamp (Scott 722). The envelope is postmarked Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1938 with a "BUY U.S. SAVINGS / BONDS / ASK YOUR POSTMASTER" 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
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesStamp Collecting Materials (National Archives Identifier 749938)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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