Carmel Postal History
Penobscot County, Maine
last update for this page: 9 September 2020
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 Carmel include:
Carmel
1818 October 7:
Carmel post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1838 October 30:
Manuscript postmark. (letter)
1935 February 6 through 1949 September 30:
The circular postmark is 32–34 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four bars to the right of the circle is approximately 19 mm.
2020:
Carmel post office. 950 Main Road; Carmel, Maine 04419. Lat./Long.: N 44°47′41″ x W 69°03′49″
today:
Carmel post office is still in operation.
Damascus
1885 November 20:
Damascus post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1899 March 31 through 1901 December 2:
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
1911 December 15:
Damascus post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)