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
Unofficial Town Cancel -
Center Station -
Providence, RI 1st John Kilton Cachet - Planty #777-61e
Center
Station of the Providence Post Office was
established in 1929 and was in operation until October 9,
1961 at which time the name was changed to the
Weybosset Hill Station.
(See Map Below)
There are currently 17 Post Office
branches and stations located in the Providence Urban area;
at the time the tercentenary stamp was issued in 1936
there were only 14 branches and stations. Each
of the branch and station post offices represented by a
tercentenary cancel include a location map as below.