Brooks Postal History
Waldo County, Maine
last update for this page: 23 September 2020
Maine Postal History
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Thank you for contributions to the page from James Husson and from the Strout family collection.
During the history of the town of Brooks, there have been two post offices.
Briefly, the history of these two is as follows:
1. Brooks post office was established on 14 January 1819 and is still operating.
2. South Brooks post office operated from 8 September 1851 until 30 September 1902.
In 1914, there was only the Brooks post office in the town of Brooks. (source: Post Route Map of the State of Maine 1914)
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Postmarks from the town of Brooks include:
Brooks
1819 January 14:
Brooks post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1893 January 4: [year from reverse side]
The circular postmark is approximately 28 mm in diameter.
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1935 February 11:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter.
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2020:
Brooks post office. 20 Purple Heart Highway; Brooks, Maine 04921. Lat./Long.: N 44°335′08″ x W 69°07′27″
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today:
Brooks post office remains in operation.