Gaspee Days CommitteeHistory Files
Gaspee Post Cards and Envelope Special Issues
	Specially issued post card datemarked June 9, 1773 on the 201st anniversary of the attack on the HMS Gaspee by Rhode Island patriots.  Painting is adapted from that of Brownell.
	Gaspee-RI Tercentennial Commemorative Envelope of 1936 bought on eBay. While used occasionally through the years to depict the Gaspee, this explosion is obviously that of an earlier 17th century ship of the line, and NOT a schooner
	1906 Post Card by the Hugh C. Leighton Co.  Postcard depicts the RI State Capitol, the Burning of the Gaspee by Brownell, then current Governor George H. Utter, and the RI State Seal.  Painting is adapted from that of Brownell.
	1990 25th Anniversary of Gaspee Days cover envelope. Image is that of J. McKevin engraved by Rogers
	Special issue post card painted by Don Magnus, 1990 in commemoration of Rhode Island adopting the US Constitution in 1790--the very last of the original 13 states to do so.
	Gaspee (Sabin's) Point Lighthouse that once stood in the Providence River (Narragansett Bay), Rhode Island.  It was located about a quarter mile offshore and stood on the east side of the River marking a sharp turn in the river's channel.  It was burned and removed in 1968 to make way for the widening and deepening of the Providence River channel.  This card was published by Blanchard Young & Co. of Providence, Rhode Island - #C 900
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