2c Roosevelt & the Little White House single
Object Details
- Description
- mint; perf 11 x 10.5
- The Little White House at Warm Springs, Georgia
- This stamp is the second in a series of four issued to commemorate the man who had led the nation through three terms as President beginning March 4, 1933.
- The Little White House, President Roosevelt's home in Warm Springs, Georgia -- and the site of his death on April 12, 1945 -- is depicted behind the portrait vignette. Roosevelt spent time in the therapeutic waters of the springs in his attempt to restore some use of his legs which were paralyzed by polio in August 1921.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- August 24, 1945
- Object number
- 1980.2493.2973
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Depicts
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, American, 1882 - 1945
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (carmine rose); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- Georgia
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 931
- Topic
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.2973
