Object Details
- Description
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt favored the Charter Oak tree, a symbol of freedom, to represent the state of Connecticut on the 300th anniversary of its settlement. When presented with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's model of the 3-cent 1935 Connecticut Tercentenary stamp, he noted in pencil, "OK / FDR / How about a rich lilac." The rose lilac color used for printing this stamp is evidence of FDR's influence in proposing a spectrum of color for stamps of the 1930s.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- paper; ink
- Dimensions
- Height x Width (closed): 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.16 cm) Height x Width (open): 10 x 4 in. (25.4 x 10.16 cm)
- Type
- Postage Stamps
