Franklin D. Roosevelt Commemorative Stamp

Issued Aug. 24, 1945 at first-day-of-issue ceremonies in Warm Springs, Georgia, this stamp shows President Franklin Roosevelt and the Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia. This stamp was part of a series of four stamps issued to mark his death.

Born in New York in 1882, Franklin Roosevelt was a frequent visitor to Georgia during his life. After contracting polio in 1921, he came for treatment in the thermal waters of Warm Springs, Georgia. In 1932, before taking office as president, he had the Little White House built at Warm Springs to live during his visits for treatment. In fact, Roosevelt was at the Little White House when he died from a cerebral hemorrhage on April 12, 1845.

For biographical information on Franklin Roosevelt, click here. For information on the Little White House State Historic Site, click on the official web site or on this unofficial web site.

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