Hallowell Postal History
Kennebec County, Maine
last update for this page: 7 December 2021
Maine Postal History
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Waterville Stamp Club
Thank you for the contributions to this page from the James Husson and from the Strout family collection.
Postmarks from the town of Hallowell include:
Hallowell
1797 October 1:
Hallowell post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
year? March 29:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (letter)
1833 June 18:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (letter)
1833 June 21:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (letter)
1836 June 18:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (letter)
1836 July 27:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
1836 October 22:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
1837 or 1827? May 6:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (notation (1827); letter (1837))
year October 5:
The circular postmark is 24–25 mm in diameter.
1840 April 9:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
1841 October 31:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
1842 March 26:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (letter (page 1), letter (page 2))
, letter (page 3), letter (page 4))
1842 July 28:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (letter (page 1), letter (page 2))
1843 June 16:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
1843 June 21:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (letter)
1844 May 3:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (letter (page 1), letter (page 2), letter (page 3))
1847 March 6:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
1847 May 5:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (letter)
1850 November 25:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
1851 May 8:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (letter (page 1), letter (page 2))
1907 July 8:
The circular postmark is 28–29 mm in diameter.
dates?:
Hallowell post office.
1937 December 23 through 1950 July 21:
The machine cancellation circular postmark is 20–21 mm in diameter.
1939 December 11:
The circular postmark is approximately 27 mm in diameter.
1962 June 21:
The circular postmark is 20–21 mm in diameter. The rectangle containing “Hallowell’s 200th year” is 41–42 mm wide and 20–21 mm high.
2020:
Hallowell post office. 95 Second Street; Hallowell, Maine 04347. Lat./Long.: N 44°17′14″ x W 69°47′27″
today:
Hallowell post office is still in operation.