First day cover with four 26-cent airmail stamps honoring Mount Rushmore. The stamps feature a drawing of Mount Rushmore with blue sky and a red strip at the bottom with “USA” printed on it in white. Along the left side of the envelope is a black and white illustration of Mount Rushmore with a plane flying above the monument.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1974-01-02

Creator(s)

Unknown

Language

English

Period

Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)

Repository

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Page Count

1

Production Method

Mixed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Envelope

Rights

Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Envelope with first day cover of a Mount Rushmore airmail stamp. [January 2, 1974]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291337. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Unknown. Envelope with first day cover of a Mount Rushmore airmail stamp. [2 Jan. 1974]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291337.

APA:

Unknown.: , [1974, January 2]. Envelope with first day cover of a Mount Rushmore airmail stamp. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291337.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site.

APA:

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site.