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 |
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Unofficial Town Cancel - La
Fayette, RI
Kent County Philatelic Society - Planty #777-64 |
The La Fayette Post
Office, (North
Kingstown Township, Washington County)
was established on August 22, 1856
under Postmaster Caleb T. Bowen. The Post Office
was disestablished on November 15, 1957 and combined with the
Wickford Post Office as the "North
Kingstown Post Office."
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Sources:
Check List of Rhode Island Post
Offices 1790-1994 - Del Beaudreau
Rhode Island Postal History: The Post Offices - Merolla, Jackson
& Crowther |
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