Fryeburg Postal History
Oxford County, Maine

last update for this page: 24 November 2021



Maine Postal History ------ Waterville Stamp Club


Thank you for the contributions to this page from James Husson and from the Strout family collection.

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Postmarks from the town of Fryeburg include:

East Fryeburg Fryeburg

Fryeburg Centre (1) Fryeburg Center (2)

Harbor North Fryeburg

South Chatham Rur. Sta. Fryeburg

West Fryeburg

Fryeburg

1797 August 24:
   Fryeburg post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)

1832 February 1:
   Manuscript postmark. (letter)
      
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1835 March 3:
   Manuscript postmark. (notation; letter [page 1], letter [page 2])
      
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1835 September 16:
   Manuscript postmark. (notation; letter [page 1], letter [page 2], letter [page 3])
      
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1840 May 4:
   Manuscript postmark. (notation; letter [page 1, top], letter [page 1, bottom], letter [page 2, top], letter [page 2, bottom], letter [page 3, top], letter [page 3, bottom], letter [page 4])
      
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1840? June 5:
   Manuscript postmark. (notation; letter [page 1, top], letter [page 1, bottom], letter [page 2, top], letter [page 2, bottom], letter [page 3, top], letter [page 3, bottom])
      
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1841 March 12:
   Manuscript postmark. (notation; letter [page 1], letter [page 2], letter [page 3])
      
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1841 December 15:
   Manuscript postmark. (notation; letter [page 1], letter [page 2], letter [page 3])
      
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1842 June 29:
   Manuscript postmark. (notation; letter [page 1], letter [page 2], letter [page 3])
      
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1842 July 18:
   Manuscript postmark. (notation; letter [page 1], letter [page 2], letter [page 3], letter [page 4])
      
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1843 November 10:
   Manuscript postmark. (letter [page 1], letter [page 2], letter [page 3], letter [page 4])
      
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1843 December 8:
   Manuscript postmark. (letter [page 1], letter [page 2], letter [page 3])
      
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1843 December 25:
   Manuscript postmark. (letter [page 1], letter [page 2], letter [page 3])
      
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1844 February 26:
   Manuscript postmark. (letter [page 1], letter [page 2], letter [page 3], letter [page 4], letter [page 5])
      
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1847 March 18:
   Manuscript postmark. (notation; letter [page 1], letter [page 2], letter [page 3])
      
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1847 December 27:
   The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
      
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1850 January 23:
   The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
      
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year? October 14:
   The circular postmark is approximately 31 mm in diameter. (letter)
      
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1887 July 28:
   The circular postmark is approximately 32 mm in diameter.
      
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1890 August 18:
   The circular postmark is approximately 32 mm in diameter.
      
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date?:
   Fryeburg post office.
      
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1931 November 17:
   The circular postmark is 28–29 mm in diameter.
      
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1931 February through 1932 May 20:
   The circular postmark is approximately 22 mm in diameter.
         
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1932 June 9:
   First day at new post office. The circular postmark is approximately 32 mm in diameter.
      
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1933 May 1 through 1935 July 1:
   The circular postmark is 20–21 mm in diameter.
         
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1940? March 5:
   The circular postmark is 26–27 mm in diameter.
      
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1949 July through 1950 February 8:
   The circular postmark is 26–27 mm in diameter.
         
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1965 April 10:
   The circular postmark is 20–21 mm in diameter.
      
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today:
   Fryeburg post office is still in operation.


Fryeburg Center (2)

1857 July 28:
   Fryeburg Center (2) post office opened (as “Fryeburg Centre” (2)). (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)

1863 April 28:
   Fryeburg Center (2) post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)

1864 May 12:
   Fryeburg Center (2) post office re-opened (as “Fryeburg Centre” (2). (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)

1889 August 8:
   The outer circle of the postmark is 30–31 mm in diameter; the inner, approximately 20 mm.
      
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1894 December 18:
   Spelling changed from “Fryeburg Centre” to “Fryeburg Center”. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)

date?:
   Fryeburg Center (2) post office.
      
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1911 January 31:
   Fryeburg Center (2) post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)


North Fryeburg

1838 January 23:
   North Fryeburg post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)

1949 May 3 through 1950 October 20:
   The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter.
         
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1978 November 28:
   The circular postmark is approximately 32 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is 18–19 mm.
      
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today:
   North Fryeburg post office is still in operation.


West Fryeburg

1888 June 5:
   West Fryeburg post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)

1892 June 25:
   The circular postmark is 28 mm in diameter.
      
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1911 June 30:
   West Fryeburg post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)