Holden Postal History
Penobscot County, Maine

last update for this page: 3 February 2020



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


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

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Postmarks from the town of Holden include:

Brewer Centre East Brewer (2)

East Holden George’s Corner

Gilmore’s Corner

Holden (1)

Holden (2)

East Holden
1852 August 16:
   East Holden post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1872 July 16:
   East Holden post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1884 April 24:
   East Holden post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1935 August 27:
   The circular postmark is 28–29 mm in diameter.
      

1945 September 26 through 1952 August 11:
   The circular postmark is 32–34 mm in diameter. Note that the four horiontal bars nearly touch the circle of the postmark.
         

1956 June 19 through 1956 November 14:
   The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter. Note that the four horiontal bars are clearly separated from the circle of the postmark.
         

1995 Fall:
   East Holden post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)


Holden (1)
1852 April 22:
   The former East Brewer (2) post office was renamed as Holden (1) post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1852 August 16:
   Holden (1) post office renamed as East Holden post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1872 July 16:
   The former East Holden post office renamed as Holden (1) post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1884 April 24:
   Holden (1) post office renamed as East Holden post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1995 Fall:
   The former East Holden post office was renamed as Holden (1) post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

2019 May 10:
   The circular postmark is approximately 31 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is approximately 16 mm.
      

today:
   Holden (1) post office is still in operation.