Brownfield Postal History
Oxford County, Maine
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Maine Postal History
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Postmarks from the town of Brownfield include:
Brownfield
1803 December 9:
Brownfield post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1884 Septeber 26:
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
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1888 December 10: [year determined by contents of envelope]
The circular postmark is 26–27 mm in diameter.
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date?:
Brownfield post office.
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1935 May 14:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
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1948 August 12 through 1949 December 16:
The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter.
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1965 March 3 through 1965 May 15:
The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter.
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today:
Brownfield post office is still in operation.
East Brownfield
1872 April 24:
East Brownfield post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1898 January 12:
The circular postmark is approximately 27 mm in diameter.
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1909 December 31:
The circular postmark is 30–31 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four bars to the right of the circle is 14–15 mm.
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date?:
East Brownfield post office.
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1956 October 20:
The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is 20–21 mm.
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1963 June 21:
East Brownfield post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
West Brownfield
1829 January 5:
West Brownfield post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1834 January 27:
West Brownfield post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1891 March 27:
West Brownfield post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1896 July 24:
The circular postmark is 27.5 mm in diameter.
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1903 August 15:
West Brownfield post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)