Biddeford Postal History
York County, Maine

last update for this page: 15 July 2021



Maine Postal History ------ Waterville Stamp Club


Thank you for the contributions to this page from Kelvin Kindahl and from the Strout family collection.

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During the history of Biddeford, there have been seven post offices.

Briefly, the history of these seven is as follows:
1. Biddeford post office opened on 21 December 1790, closed in 1802, re-opened on 28 January 1848, and is still operating.
2. Biddeford Sta. No. 1 opened on 1 April 1816 and closed on 30 June 1926.
3. Biddeford Sta. No. 2 opened on 16 April 1916 and closed on 31 March 1929.
4. Biddeford Pool post office opened on 5 December 1866 and is still operating.
5. Five Points S Biddeford opened in 1990 and closed in May 2010.
6. Fortune Rock, know locally as Fortunes Rocks, opened on 5 June 1886 and closed on 28 February 1906.
7. Saint Francis College S Biddeford opened on 1 April 1968 and closed on 8 December 1978.


In 1914, there were two post offices in Biddeford: Biddeford and Biddeford Pool. (source: Post Route Map of the State of Maine 1914)
      
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Postmarks from the city of Biddeford include:

Biddeford Biddeford Sta No 1

Biddeford Sta No 2 Biddeford Pool

Five Point Station Biddeford

Fortunes Rocks

Saint Francis College Station Biddeford

Biddeford
1790 December 21:
   Biddeford post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1802:
   Biddeford post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

year? March 17:
   The circular postmark is 26–27 mm in diameter.
      
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1882 December 6: [year determined from reverse side]
   The circular postmark is approximately 27 mm in diameter.
      
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1884 October 14: [year determined from reverse side]
   The circular postmark is approximately 27 mm in diameter.
      
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1892 April 2: [year determined from reverse side]
   The circular postmark is 26–27 mm in diameter.
      
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1898 May 31 through 1899 July 25:
   The circular postmark is 24–25 mm in diameter.
         
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1905 September 19 through 1909 September 11:
   The circular postmark is 21–22 mm in diameter.
         
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1939 December 9:
   The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
      
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1949 January 6 through 1949 June 9:
   The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
         
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1946 June 6 through 1950 July 14:
   The circular postmark is 20–21 mm in diameter.
         
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1987 October 21:
   The outer circle of the postmark is 28–30 mm in diameter; the inner circle, 18–19 mm.
      
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today:
   Biddeford (3) post office is still in operation.


Biddeford Pool
1866 December 5:
   Biddeford Pool post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1935 September 3 through 1949 July:
   The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
         
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1968 November 13:
   The circular postmark is approximately 31 mm in diameter. The outside height of the four bars to the right of the circle is 18–19 mm.
      
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today:
   Biddeford Pool post office is still in operation.


Five Points Station Biddeford
1990:
   Five Points Station Biddeford post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1997 January 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 18 mm.
      
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2010 May:
   Five Points Station Biddeford post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)


Saint Francis College Station Biddeford
1968 April 1:
   Saint Francis College Station Biddeford post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1973 May 9:
      The outer circle of the postmark is approximately 29 mm in diameter, and the inner circle, 19 mm.
      
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1978 December 8:
   Saint Francis College Station Biddeford post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)