Rhode Island Tercentenary Issue First Day Cover
300th Anniversary of the Settlement of Rhode Island
Issued on May 4, 1936 in Providence, RI - Scott #777

T. K. Eaton Cachet - Planty #96
Woodblock in Black

This Cachet by T. K. Eaton used a Woodblock design. Woodblock printing is a method of printing in which the image is first carved onto the surface of a piece of wood. The wood is then saturated with the ink or paint and the image is impressed onto the paper or art medium.


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