Camden Postal History
Knox County, Maine
last update for this page: 21 September 2020
Maine Postal History
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During the history of the town of Camden, there have been three post offices.
Briefly, the history of thse three is as follows:
1. Camden post office was established on 1 October 1794 and is still in operation.
2. Goose River post office opened on 4 May 1840 and was renamed on 26 April 1852 as Rockport post office.
3. West Camden post office opened on 10 February 1834 and renamed on 4 February 1892 as West Rockport post office.
In 1914, there was only one post office in the town of Camden: Camden. (source: Post Route Map of the State of Maine 1914)
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Postmarks from the town of Camden include:
Camden
1794 October 1:
Camden post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1851 August 28:
The circular postmark is 30–31 mm in diameter. (letter [page 1]; letter [page 2])
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1852:
Postmaster: J. W. K. Norwood (source: Maine Register and State Reference Book. 1852.)
year? September 4:
The circular postmark is 25–26 mm in diameter.
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year? July 17:
The circular postmark is 25–26 mm in diameter.
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1889 March 4:
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
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1896 September 15 through 1898 June 4:
The circular postmark is 28–29 mm in diameter.
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1907 April 12:
The circular postmark is approximately 25 mm in diameter.
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year? July 1:
The straight-line postmark is approximately 20 mm wide by approximately 21 mm high.
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date?:
Camden post office.
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1926 October 28 through 1928 December 24:
The circular postmark is approximately 20 mm in diameter.
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1931 December 28 through 1940 August 9:
The circular postmark is 20–21 mm in diameter.
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1940 January 22:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter.
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1940 January 22:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter.
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2020:
Camden post office. 28 Chestnut Street; Camden, Maine 04843. Lat./Long.: N 44°12′23″ x W 69°03′52″
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today:
Camden post office is still in operation.
Goose River
1840 May 4:
Goose River post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1844 September 16:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter.
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1852 April 26:
Goose River post office was renamed as Rockport Post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)