Patten Postal History
Penobscot County, Maine
last update for this page: 26 September 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 family collection.
Postmarks from the town of Patten include:
Patten
1842 August 16:
Patten post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1939 December 9:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter.
1949 August 3 through 1950 December 2:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
2020:
Patten post office. 24 Main Street; Patten, Maine 04765. Lat./Long.: N 45°59′48″ x W 68°26′51″
today:
Patten post office is still in operation.