Oxford
Oxford County, Maine
last update for this page: 28 August 2020
Maine Postal History
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Waterville Stamp Club
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Postmarks from the town of Oxford include:
Oxford (2)
1831 March 3:
Oxford (2) post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1884 July 17:
The outer circle of the postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
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1847 November 4:
Mauscript postmark. (letter)
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1913 August 6 through 1914 March 17
The circular postmark is 28–30 mm in diameter.
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1934 October 5:
The circular postmark is 30–31 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four bars to the right of the circle is 18–19 mm.
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1949 August 17 through 1950 March 25:
The circular postmark is 29–31 mm in diameter.
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1950 October 16:
The circular postmark is 35–36 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four bars to the right of the circle is 18 mm.
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today:
Oxford (2) post office is still in operation.
Welchville
1842 October 21:
The former East Oxford post office was renamed as Welchville post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1916 September 19:
The circular postmark is 30–33 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is 16–17 mm.
1957 July 31:
Welchville post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)