Envelopes to Betty Riddle
Dublin Core
Title
Envelopes to Betty Riddle
Alternative Title
Envelopes to Riddle
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Description
"Two envelopes, which were processed by the Downtown Orlando Post Office and addressed to Betty Riddle. The first envelope was stamped September 15, 1941, while the other envelope, sent nine months later, was stamped June 13, 1942. Riddle was a born and raised in Orlando in 1923 and would have been around 18 when these letters were sent. Riddle’s father, Robert Riddle, was the owner of the Eola Coffee Company on Lake Eola. Riddle married Carter C. Whitmire, Sr., who owned Whitmire’s Furniture Store. Riddle continued her involvement in Orlando as a member of many local clubs and organizations until her death in 2007.
The most significant feature of these envelopes is that they both used 3 cent defense stamps as their postage. These stamps were issued in October of 1940 and contain a design sketched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. These stamps were an attempt by FDR to encourage the United States to become involved in World War II. There were billions of these stamps sold across the U.S. in an effort to raise money for defense. Less than three months after the first envelope was stamped, the United States entered the war.
The most significant feature of these envelopes is that they both used 3 cent defense stamps as their postage. These stamps were issued in October of 1940 and contain a design sketched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. These stamps were an attempt by FDR to encourage the United States to become involved in World War II. There were billions of these stamps sold across the U.S. in an effort to raise money for defense. Less than three months after the first envelope was stamped, the United States entered the war.
Source
Original envelopes to Betty Riddle: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida.
Date Created
1941-09
1942-06
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original envelopes to Betty Riddle.
Is Part Of
Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida.
Downtown Orlando Post Office Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
125 KB
Medium
1 envelope
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Shumate, Alayna
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Rod, Steven J. "Arago: 3-cent Torch of Enlightenment." Arago: People, Postage, and the Post, August 4, 2015. Accessed September 19, 2015. http://arago.si.edu/category_2028701.html.
"Betty Riddle Whitmire –Find a Grave Memorial." Find a Grave. Last modified October 17, 2012. Accessed November 9, 2015. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99085322.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2 envelopes
Collection
Citation
Alayna Shumate, “Envelopes to Betty Riddle,” RICHES, accessed May 29, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5569.