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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

Congdon & Carpenter Co. Cachet

The Cover is a commercial cover. Many companies during the 1930s and 1940s used First Day Covers as a form of advertisement to their customers. The cover has been opened from the top - Note the Ad insert below.


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