Searsmont Postal History
Waldo County, Maine
last update for this page: 23 September 2020
Maine Postal History
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Waterville Stamp Club
Thank you for the contributions to the page from James Husson and from the Strout Family Collection.
Postmarks from the town of Searsmont include:
Searsmont
1820 September 1:
Searsmont post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1940 March 12:
The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle approximately 19 mm.
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1950 February 16:
The circular postmark is approximately 32 mm in diameter. The four horizontal bars to the right of the circle are a little under 6 mm on center.
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date?:
Searsmont post office.
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2020:
Searsmont post office. 49 Main Street; Searsmont, Maine 04973. Lat./Long.: N 44°21′38″ x W 69°11′25″
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today:
Searsmont post office is still in operation.
West Searsmont
1873 December 22:
West Searsmont post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1893 January 11:
West Searsmont post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1898 April 6:
West Searsmont post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1901 April 5:
The circular postmark is approximately 27 mm in diameter.
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1913 November 13:
West Searsmont post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)