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 - Potter
Hill, RI
John Kilton Cachet - Planty #777-61d |
The Potter Hill Post
Office, (Westerly
Township, Washington County)
was established on June 5, 1848
under Postmaster Oliver Babcock. The Post Office
was disestablished on February 28, 1954
and mail is handled through the Westerly Post Office. |
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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