Searsport Postal History
Waldo County, Maine
last update for this page: 19 September 2020
Maine Postal History
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Waterville Stamp Club
Thank you for the contributions to this page from James Husson.
Postmarks from the town of Searsport include:
Searsport
1846 March 23:
Searsport post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1846 July 23:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (notation; letter [page 1], letter [page 2])
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1847 July 15:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter. (notation; letter [page 1], letter [page 2])
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1855 August 7:
The circular postmark is 31–32 mm in diameter. (letter [page 1], letter [page 2])
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1866 July 17 through 1868 July 27:
The circular postmark is 31–32 mm in diameter.
1882 March 24 through 1882 June 15:
The circular postmark is 26–27 mm in diameter.
1937 April 17:
The circular postmark is approximately 29 mm in diameter.
1940 June 4 through 1947 October 4:
The circular postmark is approximately 22 mm in diameter.
1942 October 19:
The circular postmark is approximately 29 mm in diameter.
1947 October 6 through 1950 September 7:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
1991 April 11:
The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter.
2020:
Searsport post office. 4 Water Street; Searsport, Maine 04974. Lat./Long.: N 44°27′26″ x W 68°55′32″
today:
Searsport post office is still in operation.