Milbridge Postal History
Washington County, Maine
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Maine Postal History
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During the history of the town of Milbridge, there have been three post offices.
Briefly, the history of these three is as follows:
1. Milbridge post offices was established on 2 September 1850 and is still operating.
2. Narraguagus post office was established on 1 October 1794 and on 8 December 1870 was renamed as Cherryfield post office.
3. Wyman post office operated from 4 June 1901 until 30 June 1905.
In 1914, there were two post offices in the town of Milbridge: Milbridge and Cherryfield. (source: Post Route Map of the State of Maine 1914)
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Postmarks from the town of Milbridge include:
Milbridge
1850 September 2:
Milbridge post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1852:
Postmaster: George Googin. (source: Maine Register and State Reference Book. 1852.)
1939 December 6:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter.
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1950 May 3 through 1950 June 30:
30 June 1950 was the last day of "Millbridge" spelling. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
The circular postmark is approximately 24 mm in diameter.
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1950 July 1:
1 July 1950 was first day of "Milbridge" spelling. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
The circular postmark is approximately 24 mm in diameter.
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today:
The Milbridge post office is still in operation.
Narraguagus
1794 October 1:
Narraguagus post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1821:
Postmaster: Joseph Adams. (source: Maine Register and State Reference Book. 1821.)
1829 October 24:
Manuscript postmark. (letter - top; letter - bottom)
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1838 November 12:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter. (letter)
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1839 June 4:
The circular postmark is approximately 29 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
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1843 May 5:
The circular postmark is approximately 29 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
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1843 June 14:
The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
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year? November 30:
The circular postmark is approximately 29 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
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1849 April 5:
The circular postmark is too faint to accurately measure. (letter)
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1852:
Postmaster: J. G. Sanborn. (source: Maine Register and State Reference Book. 1852.)
1855 September 28:
The circular postmark is approximately 29 mm in diameter. (notation; letter)
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1870 December 8:
Narraguagus post office was renamed as Cherryfield post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)