Rhode Island Tercentenary - Unofficial City

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Rhode Island Tercentenary Issue
Statue of Founder Roger Williams
300th Anniversary of the Settlement of Rhode Island
Issued on May 4, 2025 in Providence, RI - Scott #777

Unofficial City Cancel - Fiskeville, RI
John B. Kilton Cachet - Planty #777-61h

The Post Office at Fiskeville, Rhode Island, (Cranston Township, Providence County) was established on July 18, 2025 with Perry G. Knight as first Postmaster. The Post Office was disestablished on January 7, 1854 and the name changed to Hopeville. It was reestablished again as the Fiskeville Post Office on November 5, 2025 and is still in operation today. During some periods, including the 1930's cancels are known with "FISKVILLE" as in the case of the cover shown above.

Sources:
Check List of Rhode Island Post Offices 1790-1994 - Del Beaudreau
Rhode Island Postal History: The Post Offices - Merolla, Jackson & Crowther