Monson Postal History
Piscataquis County, Maine
last update for this page: 8 May 2019
Maine Postal History
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Waterville Stamp Club
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Postmarks from the town of Monson include:
Monson
1824 April 3:
Monson post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1852 June 28:
The outer circle of the postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter; the inner, approximately 20 mm in diameter. (letter)
1859 May 31:
Manuscript postmark. (page 1a; page 1b; page 2a; page 2b; page 3)
1895 August 14:
The circular postmark is 28–29 mm in diameter.
1934 April 20 through 1941 March 19:
The circular postmark is 21–23 mm in diameter.
1939 December 9:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
1948 November 23 through 1950 May 9:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
today:
Monson post office is still in operation.