South Thomaston Postal History
Knox County, Maine
last update for this page: 2 January 2021
Maine Postal History
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Postmarks from the town of South Thomaston include:
Owls Head
1836 May 3:
Owls Head post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1838 December 8:
Owls Head post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1840 February 7:
Owls Head post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1841 July 20:
Owls Head post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1854 July 5:
Owls Head post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1868 August 18:
Owls Head post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1884 June 20:
Owls Head post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1934 December 17:
The circular postmark is 30–31 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four bars to the right of the circle is 13 mm.
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Owls Head post office.
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Owls Head post office. 5 Main Street; Owls Head, Maine 04854. Lat./Long.: N 44°04′57″ x W 69°03′26″
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today:
Owls Head post office is still in operation.
Spruce Head
1880 March 4:
Spruce Head post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1941 December 19:
The circular postmark is 31–33 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the five bars to the right of the circle is 25–26 mm.
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7 December 2020:
Spruce Head post office. 11 Post Office Road; Spruce Head, Maine 04859. Lat./Long.: N 44°00′35″ x W 69°07′55″
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today:
Spruce Head post office is still in operation.