Commemorative postage stamps

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (second from left) looks on while an Marine Corps Commandant General A. A. Vandegrift signs a sheet of Battle of Iwo Jima commemorative postage stamps at the first day of issue ceremonies. All others unidentified.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (center) hands out commemorative stamps to an unidentified member of the Armed Services. This is the first day of issue for the Iwo Jima commemorative postage stamp. All others are unidentified.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (center) hands out commemorative stamps to a group of unidentified men and military officers at the Post Office Headquarters. This is the first day of issue for the Iwo Jima commemorative postage stamp.

Stamp ceremony outside the Hyde Park, New York Post Office for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stamp showing the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York in the background. From left to right in the first row on the platform: Elliott Roosevelt; Faye Emerson (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Third Assistant Postmaster Joseph J. Lawler; and Irma (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan. The dog in the lower left corner is probably Fala, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog. All others are unidentified.

Stamp ceremony outside the Hyde Park, New York Post Office for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stamp showing the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York in the background. From left to right in the first row on the platform: Elliott Roosevelt; Faye Emerson (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (speaking at podium); Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Third Assistant Postmaster Joseph J. Lawler; and Irma (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan. The dog in the lower left corner is probably Fala, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog. All others are unidentified.

Unidentified man speaking at a stamp ceremony outside the Hyde Park, New York Post Office for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stamp showing the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York in the background. From left to right in the first row on the platform: Elliott Roosevelt; Faye Emerson (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Third Assistant Postmaster Joseph J. Lawler; and Irma (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan. The dog in the lower left corner is probably Fala, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog. All others are unidentified.

Stamp ceremony outside the Hyde Park, New York Post Office for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stamp showing the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York in the background. From left to right: Faye Emerson (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Third Assistant Postmaster Joseph J. Lawler; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; and Elliott Roosevelt. All others are unidentified.

Stamp ceremony outside the Hyde Park, New York Post Office for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stamp showing the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York in the background. From left to right in the first row on the platform: Elliott Roosevelt; Faye Emerson (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Third Assistant Postmaster Joseph J. Lawler; and Irma (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan. All others are unidentified.

Stamp ceremony outside the Hyde Park, New York Post Office for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stamp showing the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York in the background. From left to right in the first row on the platform: Elliott Roosevelt; Faye Emerson (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Third Assistant Postmaster Joseph J. Lawler; and Irma (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan. The dog in the lower left corner is probably Fala, former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog. All others are unidentified.

Postmaster Robert Hannegan speaks at the stamp ceremony outside the Hyde Park, New York Post Office for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Stamp showing the Roosevelt home in Hyde Park, New York in the background. Seated from left to right in the first row on the platform: Elliott Roosevelt; Faye Emerson (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Third Assistant Postmaster Joseph J. Lawler; and Irma (Mrs. Robert) Hannegan. All others are unidentified.