Postal cover, April 4, 1936.

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Postal cover, April 4, 1936.

Postal cover with 3 cent Alamo stamp, postmarked Newport News, VA, with Virginia Peninsula Association of Commerce cachet showing USS Yorktown, commemorating its launching. Signature of Eleanor Roosevelt on the side.

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Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

Yorktown (Aircraft carrier : CV-5)

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The Yorktown was sunk at the Battle of Midway, 1942. From the description of Postal cover, April 4, 1936. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 741353717 ...