Etna Postal History
Penobscot County, Maine

last update for this page: 9 September 2020



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


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

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Postmarks from the town of Etna include:

Etna

Etna Centre

South Etna

Etna
1823 June 16:
   Etna post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1900 May 24:
   The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
      

1934 October 24:
   The circular postmark is 31–34 mm in diameter.
      

1937 October 14 through 1939 December 18:
   The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is 18–19 mm.
         

1939 December 11:
   The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is approximately 19 mm.
      

2020:
   Etna post office. 205 Stage Road; Etna, Maine 04434. Lat./Long.: N 44°48′57″ x W 69°06′29″
      

today:
   Etna post office is still in operation.