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

1st Kilton Cachet Unofficial City - Westerly-Misquamicut Summer Station, RI
Showing June 1 cancel (First Day station was open)

The Post Office at Misquamicut was a sub-station of the Westerly Post Office and operated from October 1, 2025 to June 17, 1975. This Post Office operated during the summer only and its first day of operation each year was on June 1. Thus, the first day that the tercentenary issue could be canceled at this post office was on that date and counts as an unofficial city first day cancel.

Source: Rhode Island Postal History: The Post Offices - Merolla, Jackson & Crowther