Orrington Postal History
Penobscot County, Maine

last update for this page: 1 December 2021



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 Orrington include:

East Orrington Goodale’s Corner

North Orrington

Orrington (2)

Orrington Center

South Orrington

Goodale’s Corner
1856 August 25:
   Goodale’s Corner post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1898 December 8:
   The circular postmark is 28 mm in diameter.
      
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1903 December 14:
   Goodale’s Corner post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)


North Orrington
1873 August 15:
   North Orrington post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1878 March 10:
   The circular postmark is 28 mm in diameter.
      
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1906 March 14:
   North Orrington post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)


Orrington (2)
1812 June 1:
   Orrington (2) post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1935 June 16:
   The circular postmark is approximately 33 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four bars to the right of the circle is 19–20 mm.
      
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1939 December 9:
   The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four bars to the right of the circle is 19–20 mm.
      
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2020:
   Orrington (2) post office. 726 River Road; Orrington, Maine 04474. Lat./Long.: N 44°43′41″ x W 68°49′38″.
      
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today:
   Orrington (2) post office is still in operation.


South Orrington
1829 February 4:
   South Orrington post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

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   South Orrington post office.
      
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date?:
   South Orrington post office.
         
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1934 January 10:
   The circular postmark is 31–32 mm in diameter.
      
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1959 February 28:
   South Orrington post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)