Limington
York County, Maine

last update for this page: 22 April 2020



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


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

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Postmarks from the town of Limington include:

East Limington Limington

Nason’s Mills North Limington (1)

North Limington (2) Rapids

South Limington

West Limington

Limington
1800 March 1:
   Limington post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1834 January 22:
   Manuscript postmark. (notation; letter)
      

1881 September 12: [year determined from contents]
   The circular postmark is approximately 29 mm in diameter.
      

1898 June 4:
   The circular postmark is 28–29 mm in diameter.
      

1933 December 18 through 1934 June 10:
   The circular postmark is 33–34 mm in diameter. The outside height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is 19–20 mm.
         

1965 March 15:
   The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter. The outside height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is 19–20 mm.
      

today:
   Limington post office is still in operation.