Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Stanly Launching Commemorative Cover
Artifact IDMO 1953.104
Object Type
Cover, Commemorative
Maker
D. F. Griffin
Issuing Body
Charleston Navy Yard Development Association
(American organization)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink, paint (watercolor)
Dimensionsoverall H 3 3/4 in x W 6 3/4 in (9.5 cm x 17.1 cm )
Physical Descriptiona) A stamp cover commemorating the 1942 launching of the U.S. Navy destroyer, USS STANLY (DD-478). On the left side of the envelope is a black and hand-colored illustrated cachet consisting of a line drawing of the STANLY moving through open water. Text encircling and above, on, and below the image reads: “★ U.S.S. STANLY ★ U.S. NAVY YARD, CHARLESTON, S.C. / LAUNCHED / MAY 2, 1942 / CACHET SPONSORED BY NAVY YARD DEVELOP. ASSOCIATION.” The maker’s initials are to the right of the ship’s bow: “DFG.”
The envelope is addressed to (handwritten in ink): "PRESIDENT OF U.S.A. / WHITE HOUSE / WASHINGTON.” Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1938 bister brown 1½¢ Martha Washington Presidential Issue stamp (Scott 805). The envelope is postmarked Charleston, South Carolina, May 2, 1942 with a "NAVY YARD STA." cancellation.
Written in ink on the reverse of the envelope: “DRAFTING ROOM / CHARLESTON / NAVY YARD.”
b) Enclosed in the envelope is a printed program for the launching ceremonies of the USS STANLY on May 2, 1942.
Additional DetailsThe envelope is addressed to (handwritten in ink): "PRESIDENT OF U.S.A. / WHITE HOUSE / WASHINGTON.” Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a U.S. 1938 bister brown 1½¢ Martha Washington Presidential Issue stamp (Scott 805). The envelope is postmarked Charleston, South Carolina, May 2, 1942 with a "NAVY YARD STA." cancellation.
Written in ink on the reverse of the envelope: “DRAFTING ROOM / CHARLESTON / NAVY YARD.”
b) Enclosed in the envelope is a printed program for the launching ceremonies of the USS STANLY on May 2, 1942.
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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