Belgrade Postal History
Kennebec County, Maine

last update for this page: 2 January 2021



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


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

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Postmarks from the town of Belgrade include:

Belgrade Dearborn

Lakeside

North Belgrade

North Belgrade Rur. Br. Oakland

North Belgrade CPO Oakland

Belgrade

1821 August 24:
   Belgrade post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1823?:
   Belgrade post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

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

1852:
   Postmaster: William Rogers. (source: Maine Register and State Reference Book. 1852.)

1934 November 8:
   The circular postmark is 31–32 mm in diameter. The four horizontal bars to the right of the circle are approximately 4 mm apart on center.
      
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1940 February 15:
   The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle 19–20 mm.
      
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today:
   Belgrade post office is still in operation.


North Belgrade

1840 March 21:
   The former Dearborn post office was renamed as North Belgrade post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

date?:
   North Belgrade post office.
      
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date?:
   North Belgrade post office.
      
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1978 October 21:
   North Belgrade post office was renamed as North Belgrade Rural Branch Oakfield. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)