Canaan
Somerset County, Maine
last update for this page: 3 March 2019
Maine Postal History
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Waterville Stamp Club
Thank you for the contributions to this page from the Strout family collection.
Postmarks from the town of Canaan include:
Canaan (1)
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Canaan (2)
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Canaan (3)
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Canaan (4)
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East Canaan
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Canaan (4)
1823 May 31:
Canaan (4) post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1888 November 19: [year determined from contents]
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
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1894 March 29 through 1895 April 8:
The circular postmark is approximately 28 mm in diameter.
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1936 August 22 through 1943 December 14:
The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four bars to the right of the circle is approximately 19 mm.
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today:
Canaan (4) post office is still in operation.