Owls Head
Knox County, Maine
last update for this page: 17 July 2014
Maine Postal History
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Waterville Stamp Club
Postmarks from the town of Owls Head include:
Ashpoint / Ash Point
1884 September 5:
Ash Point (two words) post office opened. (Source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1933 May 12:
This cover from 1933 bore the one-word name "Ashpoint". Compare with the later (1939) postmark below with the two-word name "Ash Point". Research is needed to determine if an official name change occurred or whether there was a period of time during which both spellings were used. The circular postmark is 31–32 mm in diameter. The horizontal bars to the right of the circle are just over 4 mm apart on center.
1939 September 26:
This cover from 1939 bore the two-word name "Ash Point". Compare with the earlier (1933) postmark above with the one-word name "Ashpoint". Research is needed to determine if an official name change occurred or whether there was a period of time during which both spellings were used. The circular postmark is approximately 32 mm in diameter. The horizontal bars to the right of the circle are approximately 6 mm apart on center.
1944 August 31:
Ashpoint (one word) post office closed. (Source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)