Buckfield
Oxford County, Maine
last update for this page: 5 April 2019
Maine Postal History
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Waterville Stamp Club
Thank you for the contributions to this page from the Strout family collection.
Postmarks from the town of Buckfield include:
Buckfield
1800 September 5:
Buckfield post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1880 July 23 through 1882 January 2: [year determined from reverse side]
The circular postmark is approximately 26 mm in diameter.
1891 September 14: [year determined from reverse side]
The circular postmark is 26–27 mm in diameter.
1904 February 3:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
1933 May 1 through 1938 December 21:
The circular postmark is 22–23 mm in diameter.
1948 November 2 through 1949 November 23:
The circular postmark is 30–31 mm in diameter.
today:
Buckfield post office is still in operation.
North Buckfield
1854 January 7:
North Brownfield post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1898 July 5:
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
1907 April 30:
North Buckfield post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)