Brewer
Penobscot County, Maine

last update for this page: 14 August 2020



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


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

---

Postmarks from the city of Brewer include:

Brewer (1) Brewer (2)

Brewer Sta. Bangor Brewer Br. Bangor

Brewer Village East Brewer (1)

Schoodick South Brewer

South Brewer Br. Bangor Wrentham

Brewer (2)
1818 December 26:
   Brewer (2) post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

date?:
   Brewer (2) post office.
      

1900 December 31:
   Brewer (2) post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1961 October 1:
   Brewer (2) post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1914 December 25 through 1924 April 29:
   The circular postmark is 25–26 mm in diameter.
         

1946 August 28 through 1950 June 20:
   The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
         

today:
   Brewer (2) post office is still in operation.


Brewer Branch Bangor
1903:
   Brewer Br. Bangor post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

19-- December [18?]:
   The circular postmark is 24–25 mm in diameter.
      

1961 October 1:
   Brewer Br. Bangor post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)


Brewer Station Bangor
1900 December 31:
   The former Brewer (2) post office was renamed as Brewer Sta. Bangor post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1901 February 7 through 1901 February 14:
   The circular postmark is 25–26 mm in diameter.
         

1903:
   Brewer Sta. Bangor post office renamed as Brewer Br. Bangor post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)


South Brewer
1899 June 3:
   South Brewer post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1899 June 12 through 1901 December 13: [each year determined from reverse side]
   The circular postmark is 28–29 mm in diameter.
         

1919 September 20 through 1922 June 20:
   The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter. (reverse side of cover below left)
         

1926 March 31:
   South Brewer post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1938 October 22: [earliest known]
   South Brewer post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

today:
   South Brewer post office is still in operation.


South Brewer Branch Bangor
1926 March 31:
   South Brewer Branch Bangor post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1935 August 19:
   The circular postmark is approximately 25 mm in diameter.
      

1938 October 27:
   This was the last known use before changing to South Brewer post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)