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Document 31981

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT and HENRY MORGENTHAU, JR.
Signed defense stamps picturing an anti-aircraft gun.
Sheet of Stamps signed: "Franklin D. Roosevelt" as President and "Henry Morgenthau Jr." as Secretary of the Treasury. A sheet of 63 attached stamps (slight separation at some perforations, tape repairs on verso keep others attached), with three additional sections which are separated from the sheet for a total of 90 stamps. Signed on the left selvage. Each 2-cent stamp pictures a 90 millimeter anti-aircraft gun with the words "Army and Navy" above and "For Defense" below. The stamp is one of three National Defense stamps issued by the United States in 1940, a year before Pearl Harbor. MORGENTHAU was FDR's Secretary of the Treasury from 1934-1945. Accompanied by unsigned photograph which is a reproduction of a signed photograph of Roosevelt examining stamps in his collection. B/w with rose hue, 4¾x3½ overall, image 3½x2½ (one surface). Fine condition. Collecting stamps was President Roosevelt's favorite hobby. Two items.

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