Beattie Township (T2 R8 WBKP) Postal History
Franklin County, Maine
last update for this page: 10 May 2021
Maine Postal History
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During the history of Beattie Township, there has been only one post office.
Briefly, the history of this post office is as follows:
1. Beattie post office was established on 8 February 1889 and on 10 February 1892 was renamed as Lowelltown post office. Lowelltown post office closed on 15 June 1907, re-opened on 23 November 1911, and closed on 15 September 1913.
In 1914, there was no post office in Beattie Township. (source: Post Route Map of the State of Maine 1914)
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Postmarks from Beattie Township include:
Lowelltown
1892 February 10:
The former Beattie post office was renamed as Lowelltown post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1905 October 19:
The circular postmark is 29 mm in diameter.
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1907 June 15:
Lowelltown post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1911 November 23:
Lowelltown post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1912 November 28:
The circular postmark is 32 mm in diameter.
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1913 March 20:
The circular postmark is 31 mm in diameter.
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1913 September 15:
Lowelltown post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)