Topsfield Postal History
Washington County, Maine
last update for this page: 19 October 2020
Maine Postal History
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During the history of the town of Topsfield, there have been two post offices.
Briefly, the history of these two is as follows:
1. Fuller post office opened on 19 January 1857 and closed on 23 October 1858.
2. Number Eight (1) post office opened on 15 August 1837, and on 8 May 1838 was renamed as Topsfield post office. Topsfield post office closed on 18 January 1844, re-opened on 20 February 1844, and is still operating.
In 1914, there was only one post office in Topsfield: Topsfield. (source: Post Route Map of the State of Maine 1914)
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Postmarks from the town of Topsfield include:
Topsfield
1838 May 8:
Topsfield post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1844 January 18:
Topsfield post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1844 February 20:
Topsfield post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
date?:
Topsfield post office.
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1939 December 6:
The circular postmark is approximately 32 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is approximately 19 mm.
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1949 November 12 through 1950 July 27:
The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter.
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2020:
Topsfield post office. 61 South Road; Topsfield, Maine 04490. Lat./Long.: N 45°24′54″ x W 67°44′07″
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today:
Topsfield post office is still in operation.