1933 FDR First 100 Days France Cover Due 10¢ H.R. Harmer # 1332

1933 FDR First 100 Days Foreign Cover – H.R. Harmer Authenticated Historic 1933 foreign postal cover addressed directly to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., dating from the opening weeks of his presidency and his famous First Hundred Days. The handwritten French-language address reads in part: Monsieur Franklin Roosevelt Président de la République Washington États-Unis The cover bears several interesting postal markings, including a French “T” postage-due marking, a blue “0,50” notation, and a bold “NEW YORK, N.Y. G.P.O. / DUE 10 CENTS” handstamp, indicating that additional postage was assessed upon arrival in the United States. A Washington, D.C. receiving postmark appears dated: APR 10 1933 This date is especially significant because Franklin D. Roosevelt had been inaugurated only weeks earlier on March 4, 1933, placing this cover squarely within the historic beginning of his administration and the First Hundred Days. Most importantly, the reverse bears the red provenance stamp: “FROM THE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT COLLECTION AUTHENTICATED BY H.R. HARMER INC., N.Y.” This important marking identifies the cover as having come from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s personal philatelic collection. A fascinating crossover collectible combining FDR presidential history, early 1933 postal history, international mail, postage-due markings, and documented H.R. Harmer provenance. Condition is visibly worn and consistent with age and postal use, including heavy edge wear, tears, losses along the upper edge, creasing, toning and general handling wear. No postage stamp is presently visible. Postal markings, handwritten address and H.R. Harmer authentication remain present and legible. Despite its condition, the combination of an April 1933 date, direct presidential address, postage-due markings and authenticated FDR collection provenance makes this a highly interesting historical postal artifact. Please examine all photographs carefully for exact condition, markings and details.