Cumberland Postal History
Cumberland County, Maine

last update for this page: 16 February 2021



Maine Postal History ------ Waterville Stamp Club


Thank you for the contributions to the page from James Husson and from the Strout family collection.

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Postmarks from the town of Cumberland include:

Bald Hill Chebeague Island

Cumberland Cumberland Center

Cumberland East

North Yarmouth West

West Cumberland

Chebeague Island

1868 May 11:
   Chebeague Island post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1937 March 24 through 1950 May 24:
   The circular postmark is 32–34 mm in diameter. The four horizontal bars to the right of the circle are approximately 6 mm apart on center.
         
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1950 June 28 through 1950 July 22:
   The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter.
         
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today:
   Chebeague Island post office is still in operation.



Cumberland

1821 June 2:
   Cumberland post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1821 August 23:
   Cumberland post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1824 July 3:
   Cumberland post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1850 May 1:
   Manuscript postmark. (letter)
      
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1893 August 4:
   The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
      
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1893 August 4:
   The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
      
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date?:
   Cumberland post office.
      
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1918 March 10:
   Cumberland post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)


Cumberland Center

1826 May 16:
   Cumberland Center post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1888 June 1 through 1888 July 17:
   The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
         
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1934 January 11:
   The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
      
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1940 January 22:
   The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
      
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1949 November 21:
   The circular postmark is 21–22 mm in diameter.
      
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1950 October 4:
   The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter.
      
      (click on image to enlarge)

today:
   Cumberland Center post office is still in operation.