Profile and Franconia Notch Railroad, White Mountains, N.H., allover mountain view design in ultramarine, on cover to Providence, R.I., franked with 3¢ Banknote tied by large target handstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 184  Estimate $200 - 300. The Profile & Franconia Notch Railroad opened in 1879. It was conceived and constructed in response to the need for swift and safe transportation of wealthy and newly emergent middle class vacationers to the resort hotels of the western slopes of the White Mountains. $0 (Image)