York Postal History
York County, Maine

last update for this page: 12 November 2020



Maine Postal History ------


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

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During the history of the town of York, there have been eight post offices.

Briefly, the history of these eight is as follows:
1. Brixham post office opened on 14 February 1898 and closed on 30 June 1903.
2. Cape Neddick post office was established on 28 February 1825 and is still operating.
3. Long Beach post office, a summer office, opened on 21 May 1890 and closed on 25 September 1890; re-opened on 3 uly 1891 and closed on 14 September 1891; re-opened on 27 June 1892 and closed on 31 August 1892.
4. York (1) post office was established on 12 June 1792. On 6 October 1908, it was renamed as York Harbor post office, which is still operating.
5. York Beach post office was established on 30 August 1881 and was renamed on 29 February 1996 [or 1 March 1996?] to York Beach Br. [or Sta.?] York Harbor, which is still operating.
6. York Cliffs post office, a summer office, opened on 29 April 1895 and closed on 31 August 1911.
7. York Corner post office opened on 13 October 1874 and closed on 31 March 1919.
8. York Village was established on 8 November 1886 and was renamed on 1 October 1850 as York (2) post office, which is still operating.


In 1914, there were five post office in York: Cape Neddick, York Beach, York Corner, York Harbor, and York Village. (source Post Route Map of the State of Maine 1914)
      
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Postmarks from the town of York include:

Brixham Cape Neddick Long Beach

York (1) York (2)

York Beach York Beach Sta. York Harbor

York Cliffs York Corner

York Harbor York Village

Cape Neddick
1826 February 28:
   Cape Neddick post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1890 September 4:
   The circular postmark is approximately 28 mm in diameter.
      
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1908 July 24:
   The circular postmark is approximately 32 mm in diameter.
      
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1939 Septeber 26:
   The circular postmark is approximately 34 mm in diameter.
      
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1967 August 28:
   The circular postmark is 31–34 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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today:
Cape Neddick post office is still in operation.


York (2)
1850 October 1:
   York Village post office was renamed as York (2) post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1954 September 8:
   The circular postmark is approximately 22 mm in diameter.
      
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today:
   York (2) post office is still in operation.


York Beach
1881 August 30:
   York Beach post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1908:
   York Beach post office.
      
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1949 April 25 through 1950 February 2:
   The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
         
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1996 February 29:
   York Beach post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)


York Corner
1874 October 13:
   York Corner post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1894 December 10:
   The circular postmark is 27–28 mm in diameter.
      
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1919 March 31:
   York Corner post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)


York Harbor
1908 October 6:
   The former York (1) post office was renamed as York Harbor post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1911 June 17:
   The circular postmark is approximately 28 mm in diameter.
      
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today:
   York Harbor post office is still in operation.


York Village
1886 November 8:
   York Village post office opened. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)

1905 April 20:
   The circular postmark is 29–30 mm in diameter.
      
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1939 December 8:
   The circular postmark is approximately 29 mm in diameter.
      
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1950 March 1:
   The circular postmark is approximately 30 mm in diameter.
      
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1950 October 1:
   York Village post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide.)