Exeter
Penobscot County, Maine
last update for this page: 14 July 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 famiy collection.
Postmarks from the town of Exeter include:
East Exeter
1855 February 16:
East Exeter post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1896 October 19:
East Exeter post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1897 January 18:
East Exeter post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1900 December(?) 25:
The circular postmark is approximately 27 mm in diameter.
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1904 June 30:
East Exeter post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
Exeter
1824 May 1:
Exeter post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1867 December 2: [year determined from contents]
The circular postmark is 24–25 mm in diameter.
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date?:
Exeter post office.
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1956 October:
The circular postmark is 30–33 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle si 18 mm.
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today:
Exeter post office is still in operation.
South Exeter
1854 March 16:
South Exeter post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1855 January 3:
South Exeter post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1855 February 16:
South Exeter post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1892 November 28:
South Exeter post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1892 December 29:
South Exeter post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1896 February 21: [year determined from receiving stamp on reverse]
The circular postmark is 25–27 mm in diameter.
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1908 February 15:
South Exeter post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)