Levant
Penobscot County, Maine
last update for this page: 19 March 2019
Maine Postal History
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Waterville Stamp Club
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Postmarks from the town of Levant include:
Levant (2)
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Rodger’s Corner
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South Levant (1)
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South Levant (2)
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West Levant
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Levant (2)
1852 December 23:
Levant (2) post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1888 March 24 through 1888 May 18:
The circular postmark is 26–27 mm in diameter.
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1904 April 5:
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
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1906 September 10 through 1907 July 30:
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter. The number in the cancellation is 4.
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1908 July 2 through 1909 September 11:
The circular postmark is 28–29 mm in diameter. The number in the cancellation is 4.
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1927 January 17:
The circular postmark is approximately 27 mm in diameter. The outer vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is 18–19 mm.
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1932 December 13:
The circular postmark is 31–32 mm in diameter. The outer vertical height of the four bars to the right of the circle is 19–20 mm.
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1950 September 29:
The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter. The outer vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is approximately 20 mm.
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today:
Levant (2) post office is still in operation.