Palmyra
Somerset County, Maine
last update for this page: 9 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 Palmyra include:
Palmyra
1817 October 18:
Palmyra post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1834 October 29:
Palmyra post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1835 May 18:
Palmyra post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1845 August 13:
Manuscript postmark. (notation; letter)
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1847 February 1:
Manuscript postmark. (letter [page 1], letter [page 2])
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1850 December 3:
Manuscript postmark. (notation; letter [page 1], letter [page 2], letter [page 3])
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1851 July 21:
Manuscript postmark. (notation; letter [page 1], letter [page 2], letter [page 3])
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1857 July 7:
Manuscript postmark. (letter [page 1], letter [page 2])
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1933 January 6:
The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter.
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date?:
Palmyra post office.
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2020:
Palmyra post office. 3 Warren Hill Road; Palmyra, Maine. 04965; Lat./Long.: N 44°50′52″ x W 69°21′56″
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today:
Palmyra post office is still in operation
West Palmyra
1886 December 28:
West Palmyra post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1907 March 30:
West Palmyra post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)