Fayette
Kennebec County, Maine
last update for this page: 11 July 2020
Maine Postal History
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Waterville Stamp Club
Thank you for the contributions to this page from James Husson and from the Strout family collection.
Postmarks from the town of Fayette include:
Fayette
1803 November:
Fayette post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
date?:
Fayette post office.
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1935 September 12:
The circular postmark is approximately 33 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four bars at the right of the circle is approximately 19 mm.
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1940 March 22 through 1940 September 17:
The circular postmark is approximately 33 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four bars at the right of the circle is approximately 19 mm.
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1966 August 4:
The circular postmark is 32–34 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is approximately 19 mm.
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1966 August 4:
The outer circle of the postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter; the inner, 17–18 mm.
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1974 June:
Fayette post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
North Fayette
1851 May 20:
North Fayette post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1886 September 29 through 1891 March: [years determined from backstamps]
The circular postmark is 25–26 mm in diameter.
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1892 October 11:
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter. The bullseye cancellation to the right of the postmark is approximately 18 mm in diameter.
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1903 June 30:
North Fayette post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)