Rhode Island Tercentenary Issue of 1936
300th Anniversary of the Settlement of Rhode Island
Issued on May 4, 1936 in Providence, RI - Scott #777
Tercentenary Related Items History of the Tercentenary Stamp Issue
Tercentenary Issues Listed by Cachet Maker
Part I  
Part II   Part III   Part IV   Part V   Part VI   Part VII   Part VIII
Unofficial City Cancels
Part I    Part II    Part III    Part IV    Part V    Part VI    Part VII
    

Post Office Unlisted
Agency Seal for the
1936 RI Tercentenary Issue
        

Rice Weekly Stamp News
RI Tercentenary Issue


John B. Kilton
Cachet Maker
RI Philatelic Society

(13 Different Cachet Designs)
   



Cinderella Poster Stamp
Tercentenary Celebration



Letter to Secretary of
Agriculture Henry Wallace
from Postmaster General
James Farley concerning
R.I. Tercentenary Issue



Tercentenary Cinderella
Old Stone Tower
Newport, RI

In 1936 John B. Kilton, Secretary/Treasurer of the 
Rhode Island Philatelic Society
took over the Stamp Shop of H. M. Grant and on April 1st issued a stamp bulletin announcing the new ownership and advertising his production of 13 different cachets and over 100 different Rhode Island Post Office Town Cancels for the price of $15.00.

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Scanned Full Size Images of all Four Pages of the Bulletin.



Brown University Bicentenary Cover
In Honor of RI Tercentenary
Issued March 27, 1936
   

1846 Replica


Numbered Card


Information Card


Warwick Stamp Club
Souvenir Cover

On August 8, 1936 the Rhode Island Philatelic Society and the Rhode Island Stamp Clubs met for the Tercentenary Anniversary Meeting. Many souvenirs were issued for the occasion. Shown above is a Replica of the 1846 Postmaster's Provisional Sheet on thicker laid paper than the original, but in all other respects the same. Also shown are a Numbered Card and Informational Card for the Provisional Sheet. On the far right is a Souvenir Cover serviced by the Warwick Stamp Club for the Tercentenary Meeting.

Tercentenary Related Items History of the Tercentenary Stamp Issue
Tercentenary Issues Listed by Cachet Maker
Part I   Part II   Part III   Part IV   Part V   Part VI   Part VII   Part VIII  
Part IX
Unofficial City Cancels
Part I    Part II    Part III    Part IV    Part V    Part VI    Part VII


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