Mexico Postal History
Oxford County, Maine
last update for this page: 14 November 2021
Maine Postal History
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Waterville Stamp Club
Thank you for the contributions to this page from James Husson and from the Strout family collection.
Postmarks from the town of Mexico include:
Hale
1893 July 27:
Hale post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1894 July 6:
The circular postmark is 28 mm in diameter. Target killer. Registered envelope.
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1895 January 31:
Hale post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
Mexico
1823:
Mexico post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1898 June 15 through 1899 March 16:
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
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1934 August 9:
The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter.
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1939 December 4:
The circular postmark is 30–31 mm in diameter.
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1948 May 29 through 1949 October 17:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
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today:
Mexico post office is still in operation.
Ridlonville
1897 June 5:
Ridlonville post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1902 February 22:
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
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1939 December 8:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter.
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date?:
Ridlonville post office.
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1949 August 16 through 1951 March 30:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
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1957 August 23:
Ridlonville post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)