Peru Postal History
Oxford County, Maine
last update for this page: 14 November 2021
Maine Postal History
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Postmarks from the town of Peru include:
Dickvale
1880 October 6:
Dickvale post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1895 December 17:
The circular postmark is 28 mm in diameter.
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1898 April 22: [year given on reverse]
The circular postmark is 28 mm in diameter.
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1904 November 10:
Dickvale post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
East Peru
1865 December 20:
East Peru post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1873 December 24:
East Peru post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1874 January 26:
East Peru post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
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East Peru post office.
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1989:
East Peru post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
Peru (1)
1833 February 25:
Peru (1) post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1898 June 16:
The circular postmark is approximately 27 mm in diameter.
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Peru (1) post office.
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1932 October 4:
The circular postmark is 30–33 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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1939 December 9:
The circular postmark is 32–34 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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1949 August 1:
The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter.
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1990 May:
Peru (1) post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
Peru (2)
1990 June 19:
Peru (2) post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
2017 June 11:
Peru (2) post office.
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today:
Peru (2) post office is still in operation.
West Peru
1850 May 27:
West Peru post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1949 April 29:
The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter.
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1950 February 20:
The circular postmark is 29–31 mm in diameter.
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1990 June 19:
West Peru post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)