Caratunk Postal History
Somerset County, Maine
last update for this page: 24 May 2021
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 Caratunk include:
Caratunk
1831 December 24:
Caratunk post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1852:
Postmaster: Peter Spaulding. (source: Maine Register and State Reference Book. 1852.)
1898 J[uly?] 13:
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter. Note the spelling of Carritunk. The received date on the back of the cover (see image below right) suggests that the cancellation date was 13 July 1898, the latest known use of the Carritunk spelling.
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Caratunk post office.
1933 May 3:
The circular postmark is approximately 32 mm in diameter.
2006 July 27:
The single-circle postmark is approximately 32–33 mm in diameter. The outer circle of the double-circle postmark is 28–30 mm in diameter; the inner, 17–18 mm.
2020:
Caratunk post office. 172 Main Street; Caratunk, Maine. Lat./Long.: N 45°13′57″ x W 69°59′26″.
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today:
Caratunk post office is still in operation.
Pleasant Pond (2)
1915 February 10:
Pleasant Pond (2) post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1935 January 7:
The circular postmark is 30–32 mm in diameter.
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1938 October 15:
Pleasant Pond (2) post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)