First day stamp ceremonies

President Harry S. Truman (right) receives the first sheet of Roosevelt Memorial postage stamps from Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (left).

Assistant Postmaster General O.A. Pearson (seated, at microphone) speaks at the Grand Coulee Dam during the first day of sale ceremony for the commemorative Grand Coulee Dam stamp. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (left) presents sheets of postage stamps commemorating Franklin D. Roosevelt's birthday to President Harry S. Truman (center). All others are unidentified.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (third from right) presents sheets of "Ruptured Duck" Discharge Emblem postage stamps to (l-r): U.S. Coast Guard Machinist's Mate 1/c Paul Leaman Clark; U.S. Navy Chief Electrician's Mate Charles V. Claybourn; President Harry S. Truman; U.S. Army Sergeant Michael Pulice; and U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Douglas T. Jacobson.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (third from right) presents sheets of the "Ruptured Duck" Discharge Emblem postage stamps to (l-r): U.S. Coast Guard Machinist's Mate 1/c Paul Leaman Clark; U.S. Navy Chief Electrician's Mate Charles V. Claybourn; President Harry S. Truman; U.S. Army Sergeant Michael Pulice; and U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Douglas T. Jacobson.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (left) presents a sheet of Alfred E. Smith commemorative postage stamps to an unidentified woman. This photo was taken during the first day of issue ceremonies for this postage stamp.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (center) poses with six unidentified men in old-fashioned plaid suits. This photo was taken at the ceremonies for the first day of issue of the Alfred Smith commemorative postage stamp.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (left) presents a sheet of Alfred E. Smith commemorative stamps to Francis Cardinal Spellman (right). The man in the center is unidentified.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (third from right) shakes hands with Iwo Jima flag raiser John H. Bradley, while handing out commemorative stamps. This is the first day of issue for the Iwo Jima commemorative postage stamp. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney is at left. Marine Corps Commandant General A. A. Vandegrift is at right.

Francis Cardinal Spellman speaks at the Alfred E. Smith First Day of Issue Stamp ceremonies in New York. Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan is in the foreground, second from left. All others are unidentified.