This is a piece of 1961 postal history commemorating the dedication of the new post office in Cornwall, Connecticut.
Cancel Date & Location: Postmarked with a 4-bar handstamp from Cornwall, Conn. on December 3, 1961.
Cachet Design: A black-and-white pictorial design featuring a sketch of the building, reading "NEW POST OFFICE / CORNWALL, CONNECTICUT / December 3, 1961 / CLARENCE PAUL MEIER Postmaster." (Note: While the cachet text states "FIRST DAY COVER", this is an event cover for the building dedication, not a first day of issue for the attached stamp).
Postage: 4c Workmen's Compensation Law commemorative stamp (Sc 1186).
Addressee: Hand-addressed in blue ink to Waterbury, Conn.
Incorporated in 1740, Cornwall is a classic rural New England town situated in Litchfield County. Famous for its rugged topography, dense forests, and the iconic red West Cornwall Covered Bridge spanning the Housatonic River, the town has maintained a small, agricultural, and residential character for centuries. In small, tight-knit communities like mid-20th-century Cornwall, municipal milestones such as the dedication of a new post office were significant local civic events.
This cover is a practical addition for collectors of Connecticut postal history, local civic ephemera, or New England town postmarks.