Ripley
Somerset County, Maine

last update for this page: 16 November 2018



Maine Postal History ------ Waterville Stamp Club




Postmarks from the town of Ripley include:

North Ripley Ripley (1)

Ripley (2) Ripley Mills

Roger’s Mills

West Ripley (1)

West Ripley (2)

Ripley (1)

1819 January 11:
   Ripley (1) post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1835 June 22:
   Ripley (1) post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1864 June 27:
   Ripley (1) post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1873 April 4:
   Ripley (1) post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1879 November 25:
   Ripley (1) post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1934 November 20 through 1941 June 23:
   The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter. The four horizontal bars to the right of the circle are approximately 6 mm on center.
         

1950 January 14 through 1950 January 23:
   The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter. The four horizontal bars to the right of the circle are approximately 6 mm on center.
         

1957 July 31:
   Ripley (1) post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)