Paris
Oxford County, Maine
last update for this page: 3 September 2020
Maine Postal History
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Postmarks from the town of Paris include:
North Paris
1829 January 14:
North Paris post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1888 April 12:
The outer circle of the postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter; the inner, 30–31 mm.
1909 August 31:
North Paris post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
Paris
1800 December 5:
Paris post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1849 November 13:
The outer circle of the postmark is approximately 32 mm in diameter; the inner, 22 mm. (notation; letter)
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1855 May 18:
The circular postmark is too faint for a reasonable measurement to be made. (letter)
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1934 September 24:
The circular postmark is approximately 31 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four bars to the right of the circle is approximately 19 mm.
1940 February 19:
The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter.
today:
Paris post office is still in operation.
Snows Falls
1850 July 19:
Snows Falls post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1899 January 18 through 1899 May 5:
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
1912 April 15:
Snows Falls post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
South Paris
1824 January 6:
South Paris post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1857 January 20:
The circular postmark is approximately 33 mm in diameter. (letter [page 1], letter [page 2], letter [page 3])
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1931 August 20 through 1940 February 22:
The circular postmark is 20–21 mm in diameter.
1932 July 30 through 1940 December 9:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
1939 December 6:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
1940 January 22 through 1948 December 17:
The circular postmark is 20–21 mm in diameter.
today:
South Paris post office is still in operation.
West Paris
1854 February 7:
West Paris post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1939 October 18 through 1950 December 7:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
today:
West Paris post office is still in operation.