Waterboro
York County, Maine
last update for this page: 10 March 2019
Maine Postal History
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Postmarks from the town of Waterboro include:
East Waterboro
1866 January 26:
East Waterboro post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1870 October 17:
East Waterboro post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1875 March 22:
East Waterboro post office re-opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1949 July 21:
The circular postmark is 35–38 mm in diameter.
1950 September 20:
The circular postmark is approximately 33 mm in diameter.
1965 March 15:
The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is 19–20 mm.
1991 October 29:
The circular postmark is 31–33 mm in diameter. The outside vertical height of the four horizontal bars to the right of the circle is 18–19 mm.
today:
East Waterboro post office is still in operation.
North Waterboro
1865 September 7:
North Waterboro post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1937 September 3:
The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter.
1948 November 9 through 1950 January 2:
The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter.
today:
North Waterboro post office is still in operation.
Waterboro
1795 October 2:
Waterboro post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)
1904 July 26:
The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
1930 January 31:
The circular postmark is approximately 32 mm in diameter.
1938 November 4:
The circular postmark is 32–33 mm in diameter.
1949 January 6:
The circular postmark is 31–32 mm in diameter.
1949 March 9:
The circular postmark is 31–32 mm in diameter.
1965 March 15:
The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter.
today:
Waterboro post office is still in operation.