Sidney Postal History
Kennebec County, Maine
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Maine Postal History
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Postmarks from the town of Sidney include:
Eureka
1879 September 3:
Eureka post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1886 November 1886:
Eureka post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1887 March 19:
Eureka post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1894 September 4:
The circular postmark is 28.5 mm in diameter.
1901 June 29:
Euureka post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
Sidney
1813 March 24:
Sidney post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1890 June 2:
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter. The outer circle of the bullseye is 18–19 mm in diameter.
1901 April 30:
Sidney post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
West Sidney
1831 December 16:
West Sidney post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1835 April 23:
West Sidney post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1836 September 13:
West Sidney post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1856 December 27:
West Sidney post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1857 April 18:
West Sidney post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1861 June 18:
West Sidney post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1865 February 20:
West Sidney post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1869 October 26:
West Sidney post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1872 January 5:
West Sidney post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1899 August 4:
The circular postmark is approximately 27 mm in diameter.
1902 January 31:
West Sidney post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)